VACUITY Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

vacuity

noun

va-ˈkyü-ə-tē

Definition of vacuity

as in emptiness

empty space the seemingly endless vacuity between settlements in the desert

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as in vacancy

the quality or state of being empty the vacuity of the house after everyone had moved out was both striking and depressing

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as in dullness

the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind the monumental vacuity of the starlet's comments on the important issues of the day

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Recent Examples of vacuity Hilton became a symbol for excessive wealth, celebrity vacuity, and moral decline. — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 29 Dec. 2025 But her refusal to investigate why the system is so broken is the natural outcome of her studied vacuity. — Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025 In assigning him that seemingly perverse task, Scorsese tapped into the vague air of vacuity at the center of a star who’s always seemed present and absent all at once. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2025 Only a few days into quarantine, a loathsome instant classic of Hollywood vacuity had been born. — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vacuity

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Noun

Markets have seen through the emptiness of Bessent’s remedy, as ‘bond vigilantes’ have driven bond yields even higher despite Bessent’s band-aids.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Drugs ravaged the streets, leaving needles and even more emptiness in their wake.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of emptiness

Noun

After consistent use, our top picks left skin looking and feeling more hydrated, bouncy, smooth, and radiant, while helping to minimize the appearance of fine lines, dullness, and uneven texture.

— Sheryl George, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2026
If tone, pigmentation or dullness is a concern, Nathan says chemical peels may be helpful.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of dullness

Noun

Under Iowa law, the governor appoints a replacement if the vacancy occurs while the Senate is in session or if the chamber will meet before the next general election.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2026
Some cities are now seeing an uptick in vacancies as rents for these units approach market rates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of vacancy

Noun

Co-existing in the same composition, those visible shifts in speed, thickness, and direction carved out three-dimensional spaces of ravishing complexity and urgency.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
These materials offer excellent shock absorption at a fraction of the thickness of previous materials.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of thickness

Noun

There’s the White House and its malicious megaphone of mindlessness; the generative AI advocates and their pushy, pathetic ploys; the Major League Baseball owners and their dedication to self-destruction.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
The show’s real villain is mindlessness, in other words.

— Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of mindlessness

Noun

Tiernan is tall but carries the denseness of frame and core strength of a guard.

— Matthew Mowery, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Understand how rye works in baking Though dark, dense rye bread is delicious, rye flour does not inherently create denseness in other baked goods.

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of denseness

Noun

The first 10 minutes are an incredible swirl of paranoia, alcoholism, and sluggish dumbness when Gould just needs to feed his cat.

— Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Unlike its sibling concepts of dumbness and idiocy, stupidity isn’t really a personality trait.

— Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 11 Feb. 2026

Definition of dumbness

Noun

The density of both Rankin’s style and his tour through history can be daunting for anyone generally unfamiliar with Canadian politics, such as myself.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Both last year's and this year's iPhone Pro models feature screens with a pixel density of 460 pixels per inch, an always-on display, and a slightly anti-reflective coating.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of density

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