Synonyms of voids

voids 1 of 2

noun

plural of void

1

as in vacancies

empty space

those ancient travelers who traversed those vast watery voids between the islands of Oceania

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vacancies
• gaps
• blanks
• black holes
• vacuities
• vacuums
• cavities
• holes
• hollows
• wastes
• inanes
• airs

2

as in gaps

an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)

the client wanted an old-fashioned stone wall and did not want the voids filled in with mortar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gaps
• holes
• crevices
• cracks
• interstices
• openings
• discontinuities
• fissures
• rifts
• intervals
• breaches
• rents
• separations
• breaks
• slits
• hiatuses
• cavities
• slots
• gulfs
• clefts
• pores
• crannies
• interspaces
• fractures
• chasms
• apertures
• splits
• chinks
• orifices
• notches
• ruptures
• abysses
• gapes
• severances

voids

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of void

1

as in abolishes

to put an end to by formal action

the court's decision voided the will

the cashier voided the sale when the customer realized his wallet was at home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolishes
• repeals
• cancels
• invalidates
• avoids
• nulls
• vacates
• nullifies
• negates
• overturns
• dissolves
• annuls
• abrogates
• rescinds
• withdraws
• revokes
• sets aside
• dismisses
• rolls back
• quashes
• suspends
• strikes down
• eliminates
• rejects
• abates
• does away with
• disannuls
• reverses
• removes
• retracts
• recalls
• vetoes
• overrules
• overrides
• forbids
• erases
• prohibits
• bans
• aborts
• outlaws
• countermands
• eradicates
• disallows
• annihilates
• calls off
• calls
• enjoins
• drops
• liquidates
• breaks down
• writes off
• throws out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• establishes
• institutes
• enacts
• lays down
• founds
• passes
• validates
• permits
• allows
• legislates
• authorizes
• orders
• approves
• warrants
• legitimizes
• clears
• mandates
• endorses
• legitimates
• sanctions
• formalizes
• prescribes
• decrees
• commands
• legalizes
• ratifies

2

as in empties

to remove the contents of

the seller has promised to void the house of all furniture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• empties
• clears
• evacuates
• drains
• eliminates
• cleans
• vacates
• sweeps
• exhausts
• wastes
• depletes
• purges
• draws (off)
• bleeds
• flushes
• scours

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loads
• fills

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of voids

Noun

In a nuclear reactor or radiation shield, neutrons and photons travel across jagged edges, dense metals, fluids, and empty voids. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Seal Gaps Check your home’s exterior for small cracks and openings that can give hornets access to wall voids and eaves. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2026

The depths of all four are consistent with fractures and voids documented at nearby sites. — Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026

The Royals had 10 players sign with FBS programs in December, and the offensive line took a big hit, but transfers will fill those voids. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026

Independent bottlers fill these voids, and also often have old stocks from distilleries that have gone under and no longer exist at all, representing the opportunity for enthusiasts to try things that would others not exist. — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Carolina had to 1) identify its own strengths, 2) pinpoint ways to expand on them, 3) scout (and acquire) players to fill those voids, and then 4) get the best out of them. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 June 2026

The cosmic web is the term scientists use to describe a skeleton-like framework of filaments and sheets of dark matter and gas along which galaxies gathered and evolved over time, which is punctuated by nearly empty voids. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 May 2026

Even if giant, enormous voids with no stars and galaxies in them at all did exist, this structure couldn’t possibly be one of those. — Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026

Verb

Also, removing your wristband automatically voids it, according to the music festival, so festivalgoers who did secure tickets through official channels shouldn’t remove their wristband. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Modding the glasses is against the terms of service, which voids your warranty. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026

The agencies’ responses come in the wake of a new Kansas law that voids the state identification documents of roughly 1,800 trans Kansans who have changed their gender markers. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026

The Heat would avoid that payment, and subsequent regular payments, only if Silver voids his contract and expels him from the league. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025