HOLLOWNESS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

hollowness

noun

Definition of hollowness

as in barrenness

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Recent Examples of hollowness Scrooge comes face to face with the hollowness of his existence after being visited by the ghosts of Christmases past, present, and those yet to come. — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026 Agnes worshipped little Laurence; according to Galloway, her death, when Olivier was 12, left her son with a kind of hollowness and an obsession with succeeding at all costs. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026 Nowhere is the hollowness of Russian foreign policy more visible than in Ukraine. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026 Barring the only anti-war party from the ballot shows the hollowness of Kremlin propaganda. — Vladimir Kara-Murza, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollowness

Noun

But many assumptions that Stratos’ investors or Utah politicians might have had about Box Elder County – about either the acquiescence of its people or the barrenness of its landscape – have been proved wrong over the past few months.

— Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of barrenness

Noun

So much bleakness, and yet when a mountainside is covered in layers of reddening leaves, a spark of yellow, a cluster of orange, there is beauty nonetheless.

— Aube Rey Lescure, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2026
The bleakness of those far northern isles, the punishing, incessant wind, the wild beauty of the land and rugged coastline are unforgettably conjured alongside her inner struggle to stay sober.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of bleakness

Noun

The Heavenly Gate rests at the top tip of the ear, just above the triangular hollow, according to Avenue Five Institute.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026
The hollow of its nose had been fitted with a small black cage in which the bat—his bat, their bat, his and the dog’s—was crashing around.

— Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of hollow

Noun

Nor does improved plaque or reduced bleeding mean users will develop fewer cavities or avoid periodontitis in the coming years.

— Mike McRae, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
Sprinkle salt mixture all over outside of the turkey as well as inside the cavity of the turkey, patting to adhere and nudging some into every crevice.

— Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of cavity

Noun

Its intelligent control system adjusts the volume of air supplied beneath the hull according to the vessel’s speed and draught.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
And then the spontaneous cheers and shouts erupted as the aircraft, full of returning troops, lifted off the South Vietnam air strip.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of air

Noun

Pfizer, Shopify, Eaton and Marathon Petroleum are among those scheduled to release results before the open, followed by Advanced Micro Devices and Super Micro Computer in the afternoon.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
The cold open was framed as a ride through a budget Halloween haunted attraction, with Grace Reiter and Jeremy Culhane as a couple on a date and Kenan Thompson as a Grim Reaper guide.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2026