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vacuity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of vacuity

1 empty space
  • the seemingly endless vacuity between settlements in the desert
Synonyms of vacuity

black hole, blank, blankness, emptiness, vacancy, void
Words Related to vacuity

nothingness

inane, vacuum

air, open, waste

bareness, barrenness, bleakness, desolateness, hollowness

cavity, gap, hole, hollow
Near Antonyms of vacuity

fullness (also fulness), repleteness
2 the quality or state of being empty
  • The vacuity of the house after everyone had moved out was both striking and depressing.
Synonyms of vacuity

bareness, emptiness, vacancy, vacantness
Words Related to vacuity

hollowness

blankness, vacuum, void

nothingness

barrenness, bleakness, desolateness

availability, clearness, openness

depletion, dryness, exhaustion
Near Antonyms of vacuity

completeness

abundance, fatness, repleteness
Antonyms of vacuity

fullness (also fulness)
3 the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
  • I grew tired of the vacuity of their conversation.
Synonyms of vacuity

brainlessness, denseness, density, dim-wittedness, doltishness, dopiness, dullness (also dulness), dumbness, fatuity, foolishness, mindlessness, oafishness, obtuseness, senselessness, simpleness, slowness, stupidity, stupidness, thickness, witlessness
Words Related to vacuity

feeblemindedness, simplemindedness

absurdity, asininity, balminess, craziness, daftness, dottiness, fatuousness, folly, idiocy, inaneness, inanity, insanity, lunacy, madness, nonsensicalness, nuttiness, preposterousness, silliness, wackiness, zaniness
Near Antonyms of vacuity

acumen, alertness, astuteness, discernment, insight, judgment (or judgement), perception

sagacity, sageness, sapience, wisdom, wit

logicalness, rationality, reasonableness, soundness, validity
Antonyms of vacuity

braininess, brightness, brilliance, cleverness, intelligence, quick-wittedness, smartness

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