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

Vacuum Them Up Get rid of any lovebugs that make it inside your home or on your porch by vacuuming them up with a shop vac. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

These monstrous masses are themselves dark, but their formidable gravity violently vacuums up gas and other nearby matter, generating rings of hot, swirling detritus that completely outshine the stars around them. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Noun

In that vacuum, an entrepreneurial cohort of American designers established new avenues for survival. — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026

The Roy-Keeley B-plot takes place mostly in the vacuum of their home, as the real drama of episode nine is on the field. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026