toom

adjective

ˈtüm How to pronounce toom (audio)
Definition of toomnext
chiefly Scottish
as in empty
lacking contents that could or should be present the little shop in Edinburgh now stood toom

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toom
  1. empty
  2. devoid
  3. barren
Adjective
  • Thekla, Becomes First Women’s Grand Slam Champion Mercedes Mone looked on from the stands with no lighting and surrounded by empty seats.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Much of the ground there has turned black with ash and many cars have been reduced to empty shells of twisted metal.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Definition of empty
Adjective
  • In a show mostly devoid of explicit messages, the sentiment surprised me.
    — Max Norman, New Yorker, 25 June 2026
  • Players take on the role of a Ditto capable of mimicking its human trainer, and the Pokémon is thrown into a world devoid of humans.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Definition of devoid
Adjective
  • The primary targets are obvious; pitchers Mason Miller, Adrian Morejon and Michael King could be deployed to replenish a largely barren farm system.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • In many cases, trees that in years past have been filled with fruit are this year barren.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of barren
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“Toom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toom. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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