HOLLOWNESS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

hollowness

noun

Definition of hollowness

as in barrenness

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Recent Examples of hollowness 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 Nitibhon, a Thai supermodel, plays her tycoon as comically drab, keeping her gaunt cheeks slack to emphasize her character’s hollowness. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 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

Groups of amateur sleuths also cropped up in the hollows of tragedy to wrestle with the case and analyze rumors swarming the Horman family in online forums, echoing a familiar pattern of behavior on the internet in the face of long-unsolved criminal cases.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
That single number makes every record-high headline ring hollow.

— Kam Shenai, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026

Definition of hollow

Noun

The companion Over-the-Range Microwave also includes Air Fry Max and boasts convection cooking, which circulates hot air throughout the cavity for faster and more even cooking.

— Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
And cavity-nesting bees tended to be more magnetic than ground-nesting bees.

— Laura Russo, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

Definition of cavity

Noun

The fourth star and a fairytale send off for Lionel Messi earned through lots of grit, fighting spirit and a bit of magic evaporated into the East Rutherford, New Jersey, air.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Fireworks representing both teams’ national colors blasted off into the humid air as Georges and the other volunteers helped carry the flags away.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026

Definition of air

Noun

Also, leave bags of least importance, such as grocery bags, out in the open.

— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026
Powers said Victor, who was with Lorenzo on July 7 when an ICE agent shot and killed him, also told her that an unidentified individual walked up to the passenger side of the van where Victor was sitting with the window open.

— Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 13 July 2026