vacuously
1
8.4
- adverb
- /ˈvæk.ju.əs.li/
- Formal
:
vacíamente
- "Life sucks," Tom said vacuously as they walked out of the theater.
Examples
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The students listened vacuously to the lecture, showing no engagement or interest.
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The Times was busy in other articles vacuously implying wrongdoing and hypocrisy on McCain's part at the same time.
Blog text (2) -
At the moment, my face benignly—vacuously, perhaps—mimics hers; I experience the purest joy.
Fiction book (1990) -
She vacuously repeated the same phrases during the meeting without understanding their meaning.
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His vacuous comments revealed that he hadn't thought about the issue at all.
Synonyms
15
8.1
In a cheerful, careless way that shows little concern
11
5.8
Without thinking or paying attention
4
4.3
In a way that has no purpose or use
3
4.9
Without thinking carefully or caring about others
3
4.8
In a blank way that shows no interest or thought
1
6.6
In a way that sounds empty and not sincere
1
7.3
In a silly way that has no real purpose
1
5.9
In a way that shows no feeling or life
1
9.2
In a silly way that shows little understanding
1
7.0
Acting without thinking
1
5.9
In a way that has no clear purpose or reason
In a foolish way without much thought
In a way that shows poor thinking or little care
In a way that shows little thought or understanding
In a way not connected to the main topic
In a dull way that shows no interest
Antonyms
How Thoughtful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Vacuously comes from the Latin vacuus, which means 'empty'. Think of a vacuum or a vacant room, both showing something empty inside. So, to act vacuously is to seem to have an 'empty' mind or no real thought.