EMPTIED Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in empty

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verb

past tense of empty

as in evacuated

to remove the contents of empty the room before starting to paint the ceiling

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Recent Examples of emptied

Adjective

Videos online showed buses easily gliding through emptied lanes. — John Surico, Curbed, 24 July 2026 Is The Vivisectors disparaging this sort of ’emptied’ novel, or attempting to give it newfound spiritual relevance? — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026 Combine equal parts vinegar and water in a spray bottle and liberally spray the emptied interior shelves, drawers, bins, and walls. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 Maybe reaching patriotic Judeo-Christian nirvana should feel like the unbearable lightness of an emptied mind. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026 Bit by bit, Rachel moved her belongings back into her emptied home in Richmond. — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025

Verb

The machine can continue spewing currency until it is emptied or the operation is interrupted, according to Treasury. — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 As the lot emptied, the brothers stuck around to savor the wine. — Arthur Holland Michel, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 The turnout testified to the church’s lasting influence in France despite declining attendance and secularizing trends that have emptied churches across Europe. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 The stunning turnout testified to the church's enduring influence in France, despite sharp declines in churchgoing in recent decades and secularizing trends that have emptied churches around Europe. — CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026 On September 24, the Euphoria alum, 29, emptied out her camera roll in a new Instagram carousel. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026 The tragedy has shaken students across campus Across campus, vending machines that offer free Narcan – an over-the-counter nasal spray version of naloxone used to rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose – have been emptied, WMC reported. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Beaches emptied out and dark clouds swirled above choppy seas, while Mexican authorities temporarily suspended classes in a number of areas on Tuesday. — Desiree Brooks, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026 Those were emptied and the rye whiskey was placed into these casks for eight weeks to soak up new flavors. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for emptied

Adjective

Large sections of chairs in the hall were empty as delegations filed out in protest of Iranian aggression.

— Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
New Zealand then spent 10 minutes in England's half and appeared to waste it until Du Plessis chased a clearance back to halfway, turned and kicked into empty space and beat everyone to the ball in goal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of empty

Verb

Some families planned to head to shelters in Ciudad Constitucion, about 37 miles away, while dozens of people elsewhere in the state were evacuated.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Flooding also affected the eastern state of Odisha, where more than 75,000 people were evacuated to safer areas, officials said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of evacuated

Adjective

Authorities found the pickup unoccupied and began searching surrounding rice fields with assistance from the California Highway Patrol and Yolo deputies.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Deputies found three bullet holes in a trash can and one through the windshield of an unoccupied Dodge Challenger, according to the report.

— David Goodhue, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of unoccupied

Verb

Despite opposition from residents and some Miami Beach leaders, billionaire Ken Griffin’s plan to add a private helipad to his megayacht marina cleared a key city committee Thursday and now heads to the full City Commission.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Mexican authorities opened shelters and cleared people from beaches, and 15,000 security personnel were deployed across the coast.

— Eugene Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of cleared

Adjective

In the general election, Krell won over two-thirds of the vote, beating out Republican challenger Nikki Ellis to fill Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty’s vacant seat.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Griffin’s sister is now refusing to build a home on the family lot that remains vacant, given its backyard would literally be a hop, skip and jump from the data center, Griffin said.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of vacant

Verb

Fleck cleaned himself up, but had remnants of blood stains on his right white sleeve during postgame.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
The bathroom on the third floor wasn’t getting cleaned because the cleaning supplies were distributed across the basement, first, and second floors.

— Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of cleaned

Adjective

Florsheim’s argument has centered on Wisconsin’s Public Trust Doctrine, which protects public rights in navigable waters and the land beneath them.

— Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2026
The Sheriff’s Office patrols the Chain, with 6,000 acres and 15 lakes that are interconnected navigable waterways, along with the county portion of the Fox River and 26 miles of the Lake Michigan shoreline.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of navigable

Verb

Having drained their budgets responding to the market shocks of the Gulf conflict, many governments will meet these new challenges with empty coffers.

— DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Over 600 million gallons of that water have now been drained, treated to remove contaminants and pumped deep underground.

— Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

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