BLANKNESS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

blankness

noun

as in emptiness

empty space a conspicuous blankness surrounds the figure of the woman, for the artist is trying to suggest her deep isolation and loneliness

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Recent Examples of blankness More than once, these wild understatements put me in mind of the comedian Nathan Fielder, whose odd blankness is often used to great effect in his work—although Honnold seemed perfectly sincere. —

Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 Perhaps there’s comfort to be found in the stillness and blankness of winter. —

The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025 In that moment, control often slips away as muscles stiffen, limbs jerk, awareness fades into confusion or blankness and those around feel powerless to help. —

Daryl Austin, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025 This can leave a certain blankness at the film’s center, but Seyfried’s performance ably fills in the emotional details. —

Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025

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emptiness

Noun

Kerr and several staffers compared the emptiness around downtown, coupled with the frigid temperatures outside, to feelings that existed during COVID.

— Nick Friedell, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Many roads in Austin remained icy on Monday morning and many coffee shops and restaurants echoed the emptiness on the streets with their own temporary closures.

— Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026