HOLLOW Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word hollow. (close relations)
hollowness
Best Alternative Words for HOLLOW
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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 | ||||||||