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EMPTINESS Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word emptiness. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word emptiness. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for EMPTINESS

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vacancy
nounn
noun

• being unoccupied

• an empty area or space

void
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the state of nonexistence

• an empty area or space

adjective satellite

• lacking any legal or binding force

• containing nothing

verb

• declare invalid

• clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something

• take away the legal force of or render ineffective

• excrete or discharge from the body

bareness
nounn
noun

• a bleak and desolate atmosphere

• the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body)

• an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation

barrenness
nounn
noun

• the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children

• the quality of yielding nothing of value

blankness
nounn
noun

• the state of being blank; void; emptiness

bleakness
nounn
noun

• a bleak and desolate atmosphere

desolation
nounn
noun

• the state of being decayed or destroyed

• a bleak and desolate atmosphere

• sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

• an event that results in total destruction

hollowness
nounn
noun

• the state of being hollow: having an empty space within

• the property of having a sunken area

• the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical

inanity
nounn
noun

• total lack of meaning or ideas

inefficiency
nounn
noun

• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency

isolation
nounn
noun

• a state of separation between persons or groups

• a feeling of being disliked and alone

• the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it

• a country's withdrawal from international politics

loneliness
nounn
noun

• the state of being alone in solitary isolation

• sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

• a disposition toward being alone

meaninglessness
nounn
noun

• a message that seems to convey no meaning

• the quality of having no value or significance

nothingness
nounn
noun

• the state of nonexistence

• empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

worthlessness
nounn
noun

• having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful

• the quality of being without practical use

vacuum
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the absence of matter

• an empty area or space

• a region that is devoid of matter

• an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction

verb

• clean with a vacuum cleaner

vanity
nounn
noun

• feelings of excessive pride

• the quality of being valueless or futile

• the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride

• low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup

Best Hypernyms For EMPTINESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for emptiness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
condition hunger hungriness ineptitude space status worthlessness

Alternatives for VACANCY

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