DEVOID: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DEVOID?

Need another word that means the same as “devoid”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “devoid” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Devoid” are: barren, destitute, free, innocent, lacking, free from, free of, empty of, vacant of, void of, bare of, barren of, bereft of, deprived of, destitute of, bankrupt of

Devoid as an Adjective

Definitions of "Devoid" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “devoid” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

  • Entirely lacking or free from.
  • Completely wanting or lacking.

Synonyms of "Devoid" as an adjective (16 Words)

bankrupt ofFinancially ruined.
bare ofLacking embellishment or ornamentation.
barren(of a female animal) not pregnant or unable to become so.
He scored yesterday to end his barren spell.
barren ofCompletely wanting or lacking.
bereft ofSorrowful through loss or deprivation.
deprived ofMarked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences.
destituteExtremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself.
Young recruits destitute of experience.
destitute ofCompletely wanting or lacking.
empty ofDevoid of significance or point.
free(of power or energy) disengaged or available.
A free translation of the poem.
free fromAble to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint.
free ofNot occupied or in use.
innocentNot responsible for or directly involved in an event yet suffering its consequences.
A street quite innocent of bookshops.
lackingNot available or in short supply.
Lacking in stamina.
vacant ofVoid of thought or knowledge.
void ofContaining nothing.

Usage Examples of "Devoid" as an adjective

  • The sentence was devoid of meaning.
  • Lisa kept her voice devoid of emotion.

Associations of "Devoid" (30 Words)

annulDeclare (a marriage) to have had no legal existence.
The contract was annulled.
barrenA barren tract or tracts of land.
Your life will be barren.
beggarlyPoverty-stricken; very poor.
His circumstances were beggarly.
beggingA solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person.
desolateLeave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch.
A desolate Pennine moor.
destituteNot having.
Young recruits destitute of experience.
emptyLeave behind empty move out of.
The room was empty of furniture.
exceptTake exception to.
Five classes of advertisement are excepted from control.
expiredHaving come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time.
An expired passport.
futilelyIn a futile and unproductive manner.
homelessPhysically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security.
A homeless was found murdered in Central Park.
hungerFeel or suffer hunger.
When he had fasted forty days and forty nights he afterwards hungered.
indigenceA state of extreme poverty or destitution.
Their indigence appalled him.
indigentPoor enough to need help from others.
A charity for the relief of indigent artists.
invalidInjure permanently.
He was badly wounded and invalided out of the infantry.
needyNeedy people collectively.
Those from needy backgrounds.
nihilismA revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake.
nihilistSomeone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief.
It is impossible to argue against a nihilist.
nilNon-existent.
They beat us three nil.
noneA canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise.
Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
nothingHaving no prospect of progress; of no value.
A man who cared nothing for her.
nullCombine a signal with another in order to create a null cancel out.
Null and void.
pauperA very poor person.
He was buried in a pauper s grave.
penuryThe state of being very poor; extreme poverty.
He couldn t face another year of penury.
poorCharacterized by or indicating poverty.
They lived in the poor section of town.
vacantVoid of thought or knowledge.
A vacant stare.
vainHaving no likelihood of fulfilment; empty.
Their flattery made him vain.
voidDischarge or drain away (water, gases, etc.
The Supreme court voided the statute.
zeroAdjust an instrument to zero.
The rifle had been zeroed at an elevation of 200.
zipFasten the zip of a garment that someone is wearing.
The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed.

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