Synonyms for hollow

Noun

1. hollow, cavity, enclosed space

usage: a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"

2. hollow, holler, valley, vale

usage: a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"

3. hole, hollow, natural depression, depression

usage: a depression hollowed out of solid matter

Verb

1. excavate, dig, hollow, remove, take, take away, withdraw

usage: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"

2. hollow, hollow out, core out, empty

usage: remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"

Adjective

1. hollow (vs. solid), cavernous, deep-set, sunken, recessed, empty, fistular, fistulate, fistulous, hollowed, tubular, cannular

usage: not solid; having a space or gap or cavity; "a hollow wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"

2. false, hollow, insincere (vs. sincere)

usage: deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses"

3. hollow, reverberant (vs. unreverberant), ringing

usage: as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"

4. empty, hollow, vacuous, meaningless (vs. meaningful), nonmeaningful

usage: devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"