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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for empty

Noun

1. empty, container
usage: a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"

Verb

1. empty, change, alter, modify
usage: make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
2. empty, discharge, change state, turn
usage: become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
3. vacate, empty, abandon, leave, go forth, go away
usage: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
4. empty, remove, take, take away, withdraw
usage: remove; "Empty the water"
5. evacuate, void, empty, excrete, egest, eliminate, pass
usage: excrete or discharge from the body

Adjective

1. empty (vs. full), bare, stripped, barren of(predicate), destitute of(predicate), devoid of(predicate), empty of(predicate), innocent of(predicate), void of(predicate), bereft of(predicate), deprived of(predicate), blank, clean, white, empty-handed, glassy, glazed, looted, pillaged, plundered, ransacked, open, unfilled, vacant, vacant, void, emptied, lifeless
usage: holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
2. empty, hollow, vacuous, meaningless (vs. meaningful), nonmeaningful
usage: devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
3. empty, hollow (vs. solid)
usage: having nothing inside; "an empty sphere"
4. empty, empty-bellied, hungry (vs. thirsty)
usage: needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children"
5. empty, drained (vs. undrained)
usage: emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty"
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