devoid of

phrase

: not having (something usual or expected) : completely without (something)

He is devoid of (any) ambition.

The landscape seems to be completely devoid of life.

Examples of devoid of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite the high stakes, there’s been no spark or cohesiveness in France’s attack, which has oddly looked devoid of ideas and inspiration. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

To borrow a phrase from Simone de Beauvoir, the face is not a thing but a situation—one that is, increasingly, more technically beautiful but more spiritually unattractive, replete with new information but devoid of human meaning. — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

On a squad devoid of playmaking, Wilson answered the bat signal. — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Presumptive Democrat nominee David Jolly’s campaign platform barely mentions climate change, only including it in a throwaway bullet point about preserving natural resources that is devoid of specifics. — Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for devoid of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove