1
as in devoid
lacking contents that could or should be present
the refrigerator is empty, so we'll have to eat out
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2
as in hungry
feeling a desire or need for food
as the long car trip wore on, we all started to feel a little empty
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3
as in meaningless
having no meaning
spare me your empty apologies because if you were truly sorry, you'd change
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4
as in worthless
having no usefulness
an empty task that was assigned just to keep us busy
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5
as in unsuccessful
producing no results
all of the leads in the missing-person case were turning up empty
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6
as in blank
not expressing any emotion
the speaker looked out at a crowd of empty faces
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Recent Examples of empty
Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
Authorities spent months searching for her killer—but came up empty as the case went cold.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 28 July 2025
Christine Carrig, The Atlantic, 21 July 2025
Brackley said Angela had been on medication (clindamycin) for a sinus infection and alleged Craig had emptied one of the capsules and refilled it with potassium cyanide.
—Melissa Gray, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
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Adjective
Cops said two other North Providence employees witnessed D’Andrea empty a Gatorade bottle, put wiper fluid inside and then put the bottle back in the office fridge in late June, WPRI reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
Authorities spent months searching for her killer—but came up empty as the case went cold.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 28 July 2025
Verb
But helping with the dishes could naturally have kids wringing out sponges and emptying glasses into the sink, no special setup required.
—Christine Carrig, The Atlantic, 21 July 2025
Brackley said Angela had been on medication (clindamycin) for a sinus infection and alleged Craig had emptied one of the capsules and refilled it with potassium cyanide.
—Melissa Gray, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empty
Adjective
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Banking has become functionally correct but emotionally devoid, with the industry swimming in a sea of sameness.—
Michael Abbott,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Delle, devoid for so long from its intrinsic need for social interaction might be filling in the gaps by talking to himself.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
14 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Judaism calls upon us to feed the hungry and stand for the inherent dignity of every single human being.—
Rachel Timoner,
New York Daily News,
2 Aug. 2025
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Drivers on the points bubble will be extra hungry for a win to clinch their playoff spot, and hoping that another new winner doesn’t emerge from the field to push the cut line down.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But the whole beauty and focus of local government is that issues like quality schools or the disaster at the Tijuana River Estuary transcend and sometimes make meaningless party labels.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
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These include feeling emotionally numb or that life is meaningless; experiencing difficulty accepting the loss; and experiencing confusion over their own identity.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Demand Enterprise-Grade Safeguards Speed is worthless without security.—
Marcin Nowak,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Mamdani’s virality would have been worthless—or, perhaps, impossible—without his laser focus on the high cost of living in New York.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Although a request for proposals for a new company to run the facility drew interest from at least two companies, neither ended up completing the process to submit a proposal and efforts to reach out to other companies have so far been unsuccessful, Hyde said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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Roughly 45 seconds later, Van der Walt tried to add hot air to the envelope and close the rapid deflation valve but was unsuccessful, according to the report.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Some daily planners do contain sections of blank, unlined paper, which can be used for anything from goal mapping to self-reflection for light bullet journaling.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
31 July 2025
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The idea of an amnesiac protagonist with a name as bland as John Doe seemed like a shortcut to having a blank protagonist at the start of the show, but this season is finally starting to explore the character of John in interesting ways, allowing Mackie to balance his humor with some gravitas.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
31 July 2025
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Alongside a small team of athletes, coaches and support staff, al-Dali was evacuated into Egypt and got short-stay visas to race in the World Cup in Belgium.—
Shama Nasinde,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Then there is Canada and Greenland’s beef over the uninhabited Hans Island, a barren spit in the Kennedy Channel.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
25 July 2025
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Brown, barren, patchy spots in your lawn can be unsightly.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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“Empty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empty. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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