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HOLLOW Synonyms

There are 21 synonyms of the word hollow. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word hollow. (close relations)
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hollowness

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empty
adjectiveadj
adjective

• holding or containing nothing

noun

• a container that has been emptied

adjective satellite

• devoid of significance or force

• needing nourishment

• emptied of emotion

verb

• make void or empty of contents

• become empty or void of its content

• leave behind empty; move out of

• remove the contents of a container

• excrete or discharge from the body

abandoned
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• forsaken by owner or inhabitants

• unrestrained and uninhibited

barren
adjectiveadj
noun

• an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

adjective satellite

• providing no shelter or sustenance

• not bearing offspring

• completely wanting or lacking

blank
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing

• a blank gap or missing part

• a piece of material ready to be made into something

• a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

adjective satellite

• (of a surface) not written or printed on

• without comprehension

• not charged with a bullet

• complete and absolute

verb

• keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning

cheerless
adjectiveadj
adjective

• causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

dead
adjectiveadj
adjective

• no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

• not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat

noun

• people who are no longer living

• a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense

adverb

• completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

• quickly and without warning

adjective satellite

• very tired

• unerringly accurate

• physically inactive

• (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive

• devoid of physical sensation; numb

• lacking acoustic resonance

• not yielding a return

• not circulating or flowing

• not surviving in active use

• lacking resilience or bounce

• out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown

• no longer having force or relevance

• the complete stoppage of an action

• drained of electric charge; discharged

• devoid of activity

desolate
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• providing no shelter or sustenance

• crushed by grief

verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

• reduce in population

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

devoid
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• completely wanting or lacking

forlorn
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by or showing hopelessness

insincere
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking sincerity

lifeless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deprived of life; no longer living

• destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings

• lacking animation or excitement or activity

• not having the capacity to support life

uninhabited
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not having inhabitants; not lived in

vacant
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• without an occupant or incumbent

• devoid of intelligence or thought

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

dig
verbv
noun

• the site of an archeological exploration

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)

• the act of digging

• the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

verb

• turn up, loosen, or remove earth

• create by digging

• work hard

• remove, harvest, or recover by digging

• thrust down or into

• remove the inner part or the core of

• poke or thrust abruptly

• get the meaning of something

excavate
verbv
verb

• recover through digging

• find by digging in the ground

• form by hollowing

• remove the inner part or the core of

hole
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an opening into or through something

• an opening deliberately made in or through something

• one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course

• an unoccupied space

• a depression hollowed out of solid matter

• a fault

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• informal terms for the mouth

verb

• hit the ball into the hole

• make holes in

holler
verbv
noun

• a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

• a small valley between mountains

verb

• shout out

• utter a sudden loud cry

• complain

vacuous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• devoid of intelligence or thought

• devoid of significance or force

• devoid of matter

core out
verbv
verb

• remove the interior of

Best Hypernyms For HOLLOW

Here is a list of related hypernyms for hollow, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
cavity depression empty remove take vale valley withdraw
Phrases (2)
enclosed spacenatural depression

Alternatives for EMPTY

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