Synonyms of emptying

emptying

verb

present participle of empty

as in clearing

to remove the contents of

empty the room before starting to paint the ceiling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clearing
• evacuating
• cleaning
• draining
• vacating
• eliminating
• sweeping
• voiding
• purging
• flushing
• wasting
• exhausting
• drawing (off)
• depleting
• bleeding
• scouring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filling
• loading

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of emptying

Finally, grab 40% off the Roborock Q10 X5+ Robot Vacuum and Mop, providing 10,000 Pa suction and 7 weeks of hands-free self-emptying. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

Cringe names our ethical recognition of the stakes of emptying out these words. — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Rioters clashed with police, looted stores and set property on fire in central Milan on Saturday, emptying Piazza del Duomo and a luxury shopping arcade when the area would usually be teeming with shoppers. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

The show and encore, which take up a little over an hour, are bookended by scenes of concertgoers filling the room and then emptying it. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

The high school gymnasium that held the event was packed, though crowds began emptying out about halfway through the 90-minute rally. — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Palencia said the gunman carried two magazines for the weapon and reloaded them after emptying the first one before turning the gun at himself. — CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Dieterich walked through the kitchen and exited the building through an unlocked door used by inmates assigned to kitchen duties, including emptying garbage outside. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Emigration has also hollowed out entire professions, emptying hospitals of health workers, schools of teachers, and even churches of priests and pastors, on a scale that Cubans have never seen before. — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026