toom

adjective

ˈtüm How to pronounce toom (audio)
Definition of toomnext
chiefly Scottish
as in empty
lacking contents that could or should be present the little shop in Edinburgh now stood toom

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toom
  1. empty
  2. devoid
  3. barren
Adjective
  • Crosby added a late empty-net goal, diving face-first on the ice to tip it home.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Quinn Sullivan started the sequence with a cross in front of goal that Indiana Vassilev settled and pulled goalkeeper William Yarbrough out of his area to find Cavan Sullivan for a close-range finish into an empty net.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of empty
Adjective
  • In a show mostly devoid of explicit messages, the sentiment surprised me.
    — Max Norman, New Yorker, 25 June 2026
  • Players take on the role of a Ditto capable of mimicking its human trainer, and the Pokémon is thrown into a world devoid of humans.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Definition of devoid
Adjective
  • As described in the book, the suits still needed to facilitate Herbert’s system for collecting and recycling the body’s moisture in the barren desert.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Away from the shore, the tundra is barren, a broad expanse of moss, lichen, and exposed rock.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of barren
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“Toom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toom. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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