empty

empty

modif.

1. Without content

   vacant, void, vacuous, hollow, bare, clear, blank, unfilled, unfurnished, unoccupied, uninhabited, unfrequented, vacated, void of, devoid, lacking, wanting, barren, emptied, abandoned, exhausted, depleted, deserted, desert, stark, deprived of, in vacuo (Latin), despoiled, desolate, dry, destitute, negative, deflated, eviscerated, evacuated, cleaned out.

   Antonyms full*, filled*, occupied. *

2. Without meaning or force

   vain, hollow, insincere; see false 2, futile 1.

3. Without sense

   barren, fruitless, meaningless; see blank 2.

empty means having nothing in it an empty box, street, stomach, etc.; vacant means lacking that which appropriately or customarily occupies or fills it a vacant apartment, position, etc.; voidspecifically stresses complete or vast emptiness void of judgment; vacuous, now rare in its physical sense, suggests the emptiness of a vacuum a vacuous expression on her face See also syn. study at vain.

empty

v.

1. To become empty

   discharge, leave, pour out, flow out, ebb, run out, open into, converge, be discharged, void, purge, release, exhaust, vomit forth, leak, spill, drain off, rush out, escape.

   Antonyms flow in, enter*, absorb. *

2. To cause to become empty

   remove, pour out, spill out, dump, dip, ladle, decant, tap, void, let out, deplete, exhaust, deflate, drain, shed, bail, bail out, clean out, clear out, unload, unpack, unburden, evacuate, eject, expel, vacate, draw off, draw out, disgorge, suck dry, clear, drink, consume, use up.

   Antonyms pack, fill*, stuff.