| Main Entry: | vacuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | empty; unintelligent |
Synonyms: |
airheaded, birdbrained, blank, drained, dull, dumb, emptied, foolish, half-baked, inane, lamebrained, minus, shallow, silly*, stupid, superficial, uncomprehending, unreasoning, vacant, void |
| Notes: | vacant pertains mainly to things (vacant house) while vacuous pertains mainly to the absence or near absence of meaning or intelligence (vacuous expression) |
Antonyms: |
aware, filled, full, intelligent |
| Main Entry: | absent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deficient in something needed or usual |
Synonyms: |
bare, blank, devoid, empty, hollow, lacking, minus, missing, nonexistent, omitted, unavailable, vacant, vacuous, wanting |
Antonyms: |
sufficient |
| Main Entry: | bare |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without covering or content |
Synonyms: |
arid, barren, blank, bleak, clear, desert, desolate, empty, lacking, mean, open, poor, scanty, scarce, stark, unfurnished, vacant, vacuous, void, wanting |
| Notes: | bare is to uncover or reveal or to expose; bear is to hold up, support, transport - or an animal |
Antonyms: |
covered, full |
| Main Entry: | blank |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clear |
Synonyms: |
bare, barren, clean, empty, fresh, new, pale, plain, spotless, uncompleted, unfilled, unmarked, untouched, unused, vacant, vacuous, virgin, virginal, void, white |
Antonyms: |
filled, full, habited, occupied |
| Main Entry: | blank |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expressionless |
Synonyms: |
deadpan, dull, empty, fruitless, hollow, immobile, impassive, inane, inexpressive, inscrutable, lifeless, masklike, meaningless, noncommittal, poker-faced, stiff, stupid, uncommunicative, unexpressive, vacant, vacuous, vague |
Antonyms: |
animated |
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | open, unhindered |
Synonyms: |
bare, empty, free, smooth, stark, unhampered, unimpeded, unlimited, unobstructed, vacant, vacuous, void |
Antonyms: |
blocked, clogged, closed, congested, hindered |
| Main Entry: | colorless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unlively, uninteresting |
Synonyms: |
characterless, dreary, dull, insipid, lackluster, lifeless, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, tame, unmemorable, unpassioned, vacuous, vapid |
Antonyms: |
brilliant, distinctive, intense, interesting, lively, stimulating, vibrant |
| Main Entry: | dull |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unintelligent |
Synonyms: |
addled, backward, besotted, boring, brainless, daffy, daft, dense, dim, dim-witted, doltish, dumb, feeble-minded, half-baked, ignorant, imbecilic, indolent, insensate, low, moronic, not bright, numskulled, obtuse, scatterbrained, shallow, simple, simple-minded, slow, sluggish, stolid, stupid, tedious, thick, unintellectual, vacuous, wearisome, witless |
Antonyms: |
intelligent, keen, sharp, smart, witty |
| Main Entry: | dull |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insensitive |
Synonyms: |
accustomed, apathetic, blank, boring, callous, colorless, dead, depressed, empty, even, flat, heavy, impassible, inactive, indifferent, inert, insensible, jejune, languid, lifeless, listless, lumpy, monotonous, passionless, placid, prosaic, quiet, regular, routine, slack, slow, sluggish, spiritless, stagnant, still, stolid, torpid, unexciting, unresponsive, unsympathetic, usual, vacuous |
Antonyms: |
lively, quick, sensitive, vivacious |
| Main Entry: | empty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | containing nothing |
Synonyms: |
abandoned, bare, barren, blank, clear, dead, deflated, depleted, desert, deserted, desolate, despoiled, destitute, devoid, dry, evacuated, exhausted, forsaken, godforsaken, hollow, lacking, stark, unfilled, unfurnished, uninhabited, unoccupied, vacant, vacated, vacuous, void, wanting, waste |
Antonyms: |
complete, entire, filled, full, replete, sated, satisfied |