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   empty

   /ˈɛm(p)ti/

   adjective

   • 1. containing nothing; not filled or occupied: "she put down her empty cup" Similar vacantunoccupieduninhabiteduntenantedclearfreebaredesolatedesertedabandonedcontaining nothingwithout contentsunfillednot filledvoidemptiedOpposite fullfull
   • ▪ (of a set) containing no members or elements.
   • 2. (of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity: "their promises were empty words" Similar meaninglessaimlessworthlessuselessidlevaininsubstantialineffectiveineffectualfutilepointlesspurposelessmotivelessworthlessmeaninglessvaluelessof no valueuselessof no usesenselesshollowbarrenunsatisfactoryunimportantinsignificantinconsequentialtrivialtriflingnugatoryOpposite meaningfulworthwhile
   • 3. having no value or purpose: "her life felt empty and meaningless" Similar meaninglessaimlessworthlessuselessidlevaininsubstantialineffectiveineffectualfutilepointlesspurposelessmotivelessworthlessmeaninglessvaluelessof no valueuselessof no usesenselesshollowbarrenunsatisfactoryunimportantinsignificantinconsequentialtrivialtriflingnugatoryOpposite meaningfulworthwhile

   verb

   • 1. remove all the contents of (a container): "we empty the till at closing time" Similar unloadunpackunburdendisburdenclearmake vacantvacateevacuatevoidrare:unladeOpposite fillload
   • ▪ remove (the contents) from a container: "he emptied out the contents of his briefcase" Similar draindischargedraw offextractwithdrawremovesiphon offpump outpour outtapmilkbleeddepleteexhaustuse upsapconsume
   • ▪ (of a place) be vacated by people in it: "the pub suddenly seemed to empty"
   • ▪ (of a river) flow into (the sea or a lake): "the river's southern stream emptied into the estuary"

   noun

   • 1. a bottle or glass left empty of its contents: informal "the barman collected the empties"

   Word Origin Old Englishǣmtig, ǣmetig ‘at leisure, empty’, from ǣmetta ‘leisure’, perhaps from ā ‘no, not’ + mōt ‘meeting’ (see moot).

   Derivatives

   • 1. emptily adverb

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   Synonyms for EMPTY: devoid, barren, vacant, blank, void, vacuous, clean, emptied; Antonyms of EMPTY: full, complete, provided, filled, replete, occupied, furnished, supplied

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   Synonyms and examples. aimless. mainly disapproving. He was just aimless and confused after being let go from his position. directionless. The party was plagued with weak and directionless leaders who had no clue how to govern. purposeless. The job left him feeling unfulfiled and purposeless.

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   Synonyms for empty in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for empty. 119 synonyms for empty: bare, clear, abandoned, deserted, vacant, free, void, desolate, destitute, uninhabited, unoccupied, waste, unfurnished, untenanted....

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   Synonyms for EMPTY: blank, vacant, void, vacuous, bare, clear, dog-hungry, blank, vacuous, hollow, vacant; Antonyms for EMPTY: full, filled, sated, satisfied, replete, complete, entire, full, effective, filled, fruitful.

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    empty. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Adjective: without content. Synonyms: vacant, void, void of, hollow, clear, bare, barren, blank, vacated, depleted, deserted, abandoned, exhausted, devoid, desolate, unfilled, unfurnished, unoccupied, uninhabited, unfrequented, stark, dry, deflated. Antonyms:

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