HOLLOWNESS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

hollowness

noun

Definition of hollowness

as in barrenness

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Recent Examples of hollowness The first is an overriding sense of hollowness compared to the GTB. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026 These narrative excursions are distractions, though, from this Cape Fear’s inherent hollowness. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026 For Spark’s readers, Schiaparelli’s dress represents the hollowness of desire. — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026 Yet maybe, as the cartoonish machismo of Trumpism proves its hollowness, America’s latent resentment can be channeled to better ends. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026 Advertisement Some observers conclude that China’s failure to support Iran more strongly reveals the hollowness of their vaunted partnership. — Ali Wyne, Time, 23 Mar. 2026 In other words, caffeine provides an instant wake-up call, while the supporting players address longer-term concerns like discoloration, fine lines, and mild hollowness. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 8 Mar. 2026 That hollowness extends to many of the acting performances. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026 The speech invoked a Václav Havel essay about the hollowness of Communist ideology, embodied by the revolutionary slogans in shopkeepers’ windows that nobody actually believed. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollowness

Noun

Shunammite, once so determined to get her period, is staring down the possibility of barrenness and, in Gilead, that means spinsterhood.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026
Clearly, her absurd office dredged its barrenness from her.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026

Definition of barrenness

Noun

The choice yields a brighter, richer, more varied and nuanced story in which coming-of-age tropes mingle with Gileadean bleakness to reveal new facets of a state premised on male supremacy.

— Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
Harrison still evokes painterly fugues of light and pungent smells, but they’re offset by a growing bleakness, and there’s less humor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

Definition of bleakness

Noun

For hornbills, breeding begins when the female enters a hollow in a large tree trunk, and the pair seals the entrance with mud, fruit pulp and droppings with a narrow slit.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Aging often creates hollows around the eyes, temples and cheeks.

— Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

Definition of hollow

Noun

This interaction creates a force field that attracts the gas molecules to the cavity walls.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Sensitive teeth can be caused by enamel erosion, gum disease, teeth grinding, or cavities, and may signal broader health issues like diabetes or heart disease.

— Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of cavity

Noun

More than 50 hectares (124 acres) of peatland have burned in Jambi province on Sumatra island, causing choking haze in some areas and raising concerns about worsening air quality.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
More drones and missiles are slipping through both sides’ fraying air defenses, meaning that the civilian death toll has increased, and more critical infrastructure is being damaged.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of air

Noun

People shaken from their houses, their sheer density always surprising out in the open.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Other common reasons include leaving a window open, a cat or dog bringing a bat inside, vegetation blocking the entrance to a bat’s usual roost, or a colony being excluded from its roost and searching for shelter, Donnelly explains.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 1 Aug. 2026