2
: containing nothing
void space
5
a
: being without something specified : devoid
a nature void of all malice
b
: having no members or examples
specifically, of a suit
: having no cards represented in a particular hand
voidness
noun
voided; voiding; voids
: to eliminate solid or liquid waste from the body
voider
noun
Synonyms
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Examples of void in a Sentence
Adjective
This sales offer is void where prohibited by law.
an agreement is void if obtained by force
Noun
the great voids between galaxies
a repressed memory that left a huge void in her recollection of her adolescent years
Verb
The judge voided the contract.
Any unauthorized repairs will void the warranty.
Recent Examples on the Web
James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
But Reggie Peterson, who was second with 104 tackles, is filling the leadership void.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
That law, which was passed in 2020 at DeSantis’ behest, would likely be void.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
And that’s not even factoring in running back Christian McCaffrey, who doesn’t reach a void year until 2026 at an APY of $16 million and is the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year (translation — most valuable non-quarterback).
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
And attorneys are warning that divorce settlements that call for frozen embryos to be destroyed may now be void.
—Sabrina Malhi, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Broward circuit court, asks the court to declare the resolution approving the developer’s deviations from the city’s downtown master plan as void and unenforceable.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
Zangs, who coached at St. Paul’s Johnson High School for several years before joining the Como Park Cougars, sees a development void in the Midway that will clearly impact the city’s high school teams like his own down the line.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024
Of the eight people who live on the left side of the duplex, seven were home when the blaze broke out, including an adult sibling who jumped from the second floor to escape the fire — which Roache said was able to spread quickly in an older home with a balloon frame and lots of void spaces.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Historically depicted as inescapable voids, black holes have terrorized the popular imagination.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
For those unwilling to drive to Las Vegas, bookies fill the void.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
India emerged to fill the void, with help from its government which bolstered subsidies and loosened laws restricting foreign investment.
—Ian Urbina, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
Loneliness can create a sensation of floating untethered in a void, feeling bereft of companionship and fulfillment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
And the once-familiar sun becomes a black void in the sky surrounded by the glowing corona — that's the ghostly white ring that is the sun's atmosphere.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
The move by The Daily Iowan, a nonprofit student paper for the University of Iowa, is believed to be a first, though other universities are stepping up to fill America’s news void in different ways.
—Heather Hollingsworth, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
For weeks now, momentum has been building to abandon the presidential council’s formation and call on a justice from Haiti’s Supreme Court to step into the presidential void, left vacant by the 2021 assassination of Jovenel Moïse.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
Insurance companies argue that lessors should have done more to repossess the planes from Russia–and that the U.S. is in a de facto war with Russia, which would void some claims.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
Deters claims the paperwork Massie filed to run for office is inaccurate and should be voided.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2024
That evening, the couple was notified by the NTTA that their debt was voided.
—Steve Coffman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024
One of them is Kimberly Quinn’s disapproving Maggie, who pledges to do everything in her power to void Loder’s contract, but ends up sleeping with him all the same.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
League of United Latin American Citizens vs. Wilson stopped the law from ever taking effect, and mediation several years later formally voided it.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
After a Delaware judge voided his $55.8 billion Tesla pay package, Elon Musk has pulled his brain-implant company, Neuralink, out of the state.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024
Tagami, who is not a party to ITS’ lawsuit against the city, already received a favorable ruling from a judge in January to continue pursuing the terminal after the city had tried to void his lease.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
Adjective
The case was terminated after the court issued a judgment finding the transfer to the trust was void and U.S. Bank retained an interest in the property.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
But Reggie Peterson, who was second with 104 tackles, is filling the leadership void.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
That law, which was passed in 2020 at DeSantis’ behest, would likely be void.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
And that’s not even factoring in running back Christian McCaffrey, who doesn’t reach a void year until 2026 at an APY of $16 million and is the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year (translation — most valuable non-quarterback).
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
And attorneys are warning that divorce settlements that call for frozen embryos to be destroyed may now be void.
—Sabrina Malhi, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Broward circuit court, asks the court to declare the resolution approving the developer’s deviations from the city’s downtown master plan as void and unenforceable.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
Zangs, who coached at St. Paul’s Johnson High School for several years before joining the Como Park Cougars, sees a development void in the Midway that will clearly impact the city’s high school teams like his own down the line.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024
Of the eight people who live on the left side of the duplex, seven were home when the blaze broke out, including an adult sibling who jumped from the second floor to escape the fire — which Roache said was able to spread quickly in an older home with a balloon frame and lots of void spaces.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
Noun
Can the studio’s indie label, Focus Features, and partnership with Blumhouse fill the void?
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Historically depicted as inescapable voids, black holes have terrorized the popular imagination.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
For those unwilling to drive to Las Vegas, bookies fill the void.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
India emerged to fill the void, with help from its government which bolstered subsidies and loosened laws restricting foreign investment.
—Ian Urbina, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
Loneliness can create a sensation of floating untethered in a void, feeling bereft of companionship and fulfillment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
And the once-familiar sun becomes a black void in the sky surrounded by the glowing corona — that's the ghostly white ring that is the sun's atmosphere.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
The move by The Daily Iowan, a nonprofit student paper for the University of Iowa, is believed to be a first, though other universities are stepping up to fill America’s news void in different ways.
—Heather Hollingsworth, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
For weeks now, momentum has been building to abandon the presidential council’s formation and call on a justice from Haiti’s Supreme Court to step into the presidential void, left vacant by the 2021 assassination of Jovenel Moïse.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Verb
Earlier on Tuesday, the Supreme Court denied a request from the Justice Department to void the initial 5th Circuit order that had paused Ezra's ruling.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
Insurance companies argue that lessors should have done more to repossess the planes from Russia–and that the U.S. is in a de facto war with Russia, which would void some claims.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
Deters claims the paperwork Massie filed to run for office is inaccurate and should be voided.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2024
That evening, the couple was notified by the NTTA that their debt was voided.
—Steve Coffman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024
One of them is Kimberly Quinn’s disapproving Maggie, who pledges to do everything in her power to void Loder’s contract, but ends up sleeping with him all the same.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
League of United Latin American Citizens vs. Wilson stopped the law from ever taking effect, and mediation several years later formally voided it.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
After a Delaware judge voided his $55.8 billion Tesla pay package, Elon Musk has pulled his brain-implant company, Neuralink, out of the state.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024
Tagami, who is not a party to ITS’ lawsuit against the city, already received a favorable ruling from a judge in January to continue pursuing the terminal after the city had tried to void his lease.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Void.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/void. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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void
2 of 3 noun1
: empty space
2
: a feeling of want or hollowness
void
3 of 3 verb
: to make void
void a contract
Medical Definition
void
transitive verb
: to discharge or emit
void urine
: to eliminate solid or liquid waste from the body
frequent voiding
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