Synonyms for Empty
10 senses across 3 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Empty" (verb) include bail, clean out, bleed, evacuate, eviscerate.
Verb
make void or empty of contents
"Empty the box" "The alarm emptied the building"
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bailclean outbleedevacuateevisceratevoidclearexhaustknock outdrainhollowgut
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change
become empty or void of its content
"The room emptied"
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discharge
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flow away
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change state
leave behind empty; move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
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vacateabandon
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leave
remove
"Empty the water"
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unload
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remove
excrete or discharge from the body
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evacuatevoid
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suction
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excrete
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fill
Adjective
holding or containing nothing
"an empty glass" "an empty room" "full of empty seats" "empty hours"
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barestrippedblankcleanwhiteempty-handedglassyglazedlifelesslootedpillagedplunderedransackedvacantvacuous
devoid of significance or point
"empty promises" "a hollow victory" "vacuous comments"
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hollowvacuous
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meaninglessnonmeaningful
needing nourishment
"after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime" "empty-bellied children"
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empty-bellied
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hungry
emptied of emotion
"after the violent argument he felt empty"
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drained
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full
Noun
a container that has been emptied
"return all empties to the store"
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container
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