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- pronunciation:
- voId
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun, verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
containing nothing; barren; empty.
It's best to start your work with a void surface.- synonyms:
- bare, empty, vacant, vacuous
- antonyms:
- full
- similar words:
- blank, clear, drained, exhausted, free, hollow, pointless, unfilled, unoccupied
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| definition 2: |
having no effect; futile; useless.
Your efforts to change anything at this point are void.- synonyms:
- futile, idle, ineffective, inoperative, unavailing, useless
- similar words:
- bootless, ineffectual, nugatory, vain
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| definition 3: |
empty; devoid; lacking (usu. fol. by "of").
She was so tired that she was void of emotion.The planet appears to be void of life.- synonyms:
- barren, bereft, devoid, empty, lacking, wanting
- antonyms:
- full
- similar words:
- blank, destitute, vacant
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| definition 4: |
unfilled, as an office or position.
His position was left void after he retired.- synonyms:
- open, unfilled, unoccupied, vacant
- similar words:
- available, free, up for grabs
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| definition 5: |
in law, not legally binding; invalid.
The contract was declared void.- synonyms:
- invalid, nonbinding, null
- antonyms:
- effective, effectual
- similar words:
- nugatory
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an empty space or vacuum; nothingness.
Is there only a void between these stars?- synonyms:
- emptiness, vacuity, vacuum
- similar words:
- blank, hollow, space, vacancy
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| definition 2: |
a break or opening in something; gap.
There was a void in the wall where the window was to go.- synonyms:
- gap, opening
- similar words:
- abyss, breach, break, cavity, chasm, gape, hole, hollow, interval, vacancy
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| definition 3: |
a feeling of emptiness, desolation, or loss.
His new wife tried but could not fill the void created by their mother's death.- synonyms:
- emptiness
- similar words:
- desolation
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| related words: |
chaos, desert, lack |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
voids, voiding, voided |
| definition 1: |
to make invalid; nullify; cancel.
He lost his paycheck and asked his employer to void it.- synonyms:
- annul, cancel, invalidate, nullify, rescind, revoke
- antonyms:
- validate
- similar words:
- abolish, abrogate, countermand, disestablish, negate, neutralize, override, overturn, remit, repeal, repudiate, reverse, supersede, undo, veto, vitiate
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| definition 2: |
to empty; remove the contents of; discharge.
Babies frequently void their bowels.- synonyms:
- discharge, empty, evacuate, exhaust
- similar words:
- defecate, drain, eject, emit, expel, purge, urinate
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| definition 3: |
to clear; vacate.
The police often void the premises of people after making an arrest.- synonyms:
- clear, clear out, empty, evacuate, vacate
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| related words: |
annihilate, cancel, discharge, divorce, eliminate, exhaust, forgive, frustrate, move, quash |
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| derivations: |
voider (n.), voidness (n.) |
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