emptily

Examples

• All

• Today I find myself staring emptily at the minimal decorations inside this brick box church.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Unlike the Met, the museum seemed emptily monumental, too big for its actual holdings.

  Academic text (1998)

• "She'll die if we try it again," he said emptily.

  Fiction book (1994)

• "What I think," Dr. Harmony said emptily.

  Fiction book (2002)

• "Four million," said Chemayev emptily.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Did they sit on a bench on Sundays, too, staring emptily out over the water?

  Fiction book (1995)

• For months, I woke in the night to find she was awake, too, staring emptily up at the ceiling in the darkness.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Midge only stared emptily in the same direction as ever.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Gerard gazed off emptily into the yard, ignoring the show.

  Fiction book (1999)

• She stared emptily at the wall, lost in her thoughts.

Synonyms

B

blandly

vsemptily

4 5.2

In a calm way that shows no strong feeling or interest

points to a purer sense of emptiness in content or emotion

I

impassively

vsemptily

3 6.8

In a way that shows no feeling or reaction

is about emptiness in contents or genuine feeling rather than mere nonreaction

L

listlessly

vsemptily

3 5.7

In a way that shows little energy or interest

is about being empty or void of real feeling, not only tiredness

N

numbly

vsemptily

3 5.8

In a way that shows no feeling in the body or mind

is broader, meaning empty in content or lacking real emotional quality

V

vacantly

vsemptily

2 4.8

In a blank way that shows no interest or thought

emphasizes overall emptiness, not only absence of thought or gaze

L

lifelessly

vsemptily

1 5.4

In a way that shows no energy or interest

centres on emptiness of content or feeling rather than just low energy

H

hollowly

vsemptily

1 6.6

In a way that sounds empty and not sincere

is broader, meaning empty in contents or lacking real feeling

U

unemotionally

vsemptily

1 5.0

In a calm way that does not show feelings

covers empty manner including missing warmth or actual contents

U

unenthusiastically

vsemptily

1 5.6

In a way that shows little interest or energy

focuses on emptiness of feeling or content rather than mere low enthusiasm

I

insensibly

vsemptily

1 7.4

In a way that shows no feeling or awareness

covers general emptiness including lack of content or genuine feeling

V

vacuously

vsemptily

• Formal

1 8.4

Acts without thought or understanding

is wider, meaning empty in feeling, content, or emotional presence

V

vapidly

vsemptily

1 8.0

In a dull way that shows no interest

describes emptiness more in terms of lacking real feeling or content

E

emotionlessly

vsemptily

1 6.9

Without showing any feeling

stresses emptiness in content or feeling rather than only lack of emotion

I

inexpressively

vsemptily

1 7.4

In a way that shows no feeling on the face

focuses more widely on being empty or lacking real emotion inside

How Empty

hollowly

1 6.6

emptily

1 5.9

vacantly

2 4.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology