devoid of
idiom
: not having (something usual or expected) : completely without (something)
He is devoid of (any) ambition.
The landscape seems to be completely devoid of life.
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The result is sometimes flat-sounding music devoid of emotion.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Messi delivers a show-stopping moment the Club World Cup, Miami and MLS needed
In a tournament devoid of signature moments and memorable victories, Lionel Messi, at 37, delivered both with one swift kick.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 June 2025
For me, platonic love is completely devoid of the will to possess, which is what distinguishes it from romantic love.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
Still, Cooper is too savvy to put out a product entirely devoid of revelations.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 June 2025
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Messi delivers a show-stopping moment the Club World Cup, Miami and MLS needed
In a tournament devoid of signature moments and memorable victories, Lionel Messi, at 37, delivered both with one swift kick.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 June 2025
For me, platonic love is completely devoid of the will to possess, which is what distinguishes it from romantic love.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
Still, Cooper is too savvy to put out a product entirely devoid of revelations.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 June 2025
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“Devoid of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devoid%20of. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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