chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for toom
Adjective
  • But the White House should not settle for empty promises and construction photo-ops.
    Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Jîna’s parents, Mojgan Eftekhari and Amjad Amini, sat beside her empty grave.
    Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Banking has become functionally correct but emotionally devoid, with the industry swimming in a sea of sameness.
    Michael Abbott, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • That devoid ingredient hindered things exponentially.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • The team wasn’t able to completely rule out that TRAPPIST-1e is a barren rock like its inner siblings, however, partly because of interference from its hyperactive star.
    Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The local Rite Aid was getting ready to shut down, with barren shelves and 75% off all items, while commerce elsewhere in the town of less than 3,000 people wasn’t exactly bustling.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Toom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toom. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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