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void

void

182 6.5
A very empty space or feeling that is hard to fill
  • noun
  • /vɔɪd/
translation icon : vacío
  • And her loss will leave a void in the community she served for years to come.
  • fill the void
  • leave a void
  • create a void

I don't know, I felt that void and that that emptiness.

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Examples

  • And I think I was trying to fill that void through multiple women.

  • Well, I thought there was a void in my life and Walter filled it.

  • There was a void in my soul now.

  • These are people that have such a void inside of them.

  • And that there actually is a spiritual void that is real.

  • There was this gaping void in my life.

  • I mean, there is still a void when I try to conceive of it.

  • And unless we fill that void with somethin' better, we're gonna lose 'em.

  • What void can I fill that will fill the voids for everybody that's like me?

  • After losing her best friend, she felt a deep void in her heart that was difficult to fill.

Synonyms

space
vsvoid
1.0

An empty area available for use

stresses total lack or a hard-to-fill feeling rather than mere availability
absence
vsvoid
216 2.1

A lack of someone or something that should be there

is a total lack often felt as a hole, not merely missing
vacuum
vsvoid
  • Specialized
77 4.2

A space with no air or other matter

also refers to a deep felt lack that is hard to fill
nothingness
vsvoid
32 7.2

A state with no people or things in it

is about a physical emptiness or lasting felt lack rather than metaphysical nonexistence
emptiness
vsvoid
14 3.6

A space or place that has nothing in it

is a total lack felt deeply and hard to fill
hollow
vsvoid
14 3.8

A small empty space or dip in something

points to a total emptiness or deep felt lack beyond a simple cavity
vacancy
vsvoid
5 2.7

An empty space or area with nothing in it

focuses on a complete hard-to-fill emptiness rather than mere unoccupied space
blankness
vsvoid
4 4.3

A feeling of emptiness with no thoughts or emotion

is a deeper lack felt inward rather than a simple unmarked surface
blank space
vsvoid
3 1.6

An empty area for writing or filling in information

is a deep lack often hard to fill, not only a place for writing
hollowness
vsvoid
1 5.3

An empty space inside a thing, like a tree trunk or cheek

is about complete space absence or a hard-to-fill feeling rather than a cavity
vacuousness
vsvoid
  • Formal
1 9.2

A state of being empty of meaning and thought

concerns physical or felt emptiness rather than lack of meaning or intelligence
voidness
vsvoid
8.1

A feeling of emptiness after something important ends

adds a felt inner loss that is hard to fill
vacuity
vsvoid
9.7

An empty space with nothing inside

focuses more on complete space or felt loss rather than missing meaning
desolateness
vsvoid
7.5

A feeling of being very lonely and empty after loss

is a general total lack feeling rather than specific lonely sadness
vacantness
vsvoid
6.0

A place or space with nothing in it and no activity

adds the idea of utter emptiness or a deep feeling hard to fill
nullity
vsvoid
9.9

A situation when something does not exist

refers to an empty area or a deep hard-to-fill feeling, not pure nonexistence
nihility
vsvoid
9.9

A state in which nothing exists

focuses on a space or hard-to-fill feeling rather than absolute nonexistence

Antonyms

1.0

Containing as much as possible with no empty space

1.0

Full of something that takes up most of it

2.4

A seat or place that someone is using

Idioms

null and void
  • Formal
12 4.8

Not legally valid or binding

How Empty

abyss
79 7.4
void
182 6.5
hollow
14 3.8
gap
148 1.0
space
1.0

Surface Forms

void singular
voids plural

Etymology

Void comes from an old French word meaning 'empty', from the Latin root vacare which means 'to be empty'. Think of the same root in vacuum or vacant, so a 'void' is an empty space or a feeling of emptiness that is hard to fill.