Synonyms of vacuum

vacuum 1 of 2

verb

as in to brush

to use a vacuum cleaner on (something) in order to remove dirt

I vacuumed the living room.

Related Words

• brush
• clean
• sweep
• wash
• scrub
• comb
• dust
• mop
• wipe
• rinse
• shampoo
• sponge
• purge
• swab
• scour
• launder
• brighten
• cleanse
• turn out
• muck (out)
• dry-clean
• decontaminate
• purify
• deterge
• disinfect
• sanitize
• spruce (up)
• GI
• freshen
• deodorize
• tidy
• straighten (up)
• sweeten
• pick up
• unclutter

Dissimilar Words

• muddy
• pollute
• taint
• soil
• defile
• dirty
• begrime
• stain
• discolor
• spot
• blacken
• foul
• besmirch
• sully

vacuum

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noun

as in void

a large empty space

the vacuum of outer space

The loss of his friend left a vacuum in his life.

Related Words

• void
• gap
• blankness
• hollowness
• hole
• vacancy
• nothingness
• cavity
• availability
• barrenness
• exhaustion
• bleakness
• depletion
• emptiness
• dryness
• clearness
• vacuity
• openness
• hollow
• absence
• desolateness
• black hole
• blank
• lack
• vacantness
• bareness
• dearth
• want

Dissimilar Words

• completeness
• abundance
• fullness
• fatness
• repleteness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vacuum

Verb

YouTube continued to vacuum up digital ad dollars in the third quarter of 2026, but the video platform’s advertising business grew at slower pace than in recent quarters. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

Then it’s often vacuum sealed again to allow the remaining moisture content to balance throughout the entire piece of meat. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Noun

Fort Lauderdale deployed vacuum trucks to remove wastewater and transport it to other parts of the system that can accommodate the additional flow, a city official said this week. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026

The technology has undergone initial laboratory validation, including cleanroom tests, thermal cycling, and preliminary vacuum-chamber experiments. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026