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The synonyms of “Void” are: null, invalid, null and void, nullified, cancelled, inoperative, ineffective, not binding, not in force, useless, worthless, nugatory, empty, emptied, vacant, blank, bare, clear, free, unfilled, unoccupied, uninhabited, desolate, barren, devoid of, empty of, vacant of, bare of, destitute of, bereft of, deficient in, free from, emptiness, vacancy, vacuum, nihility, nothingness, nullity, gap, empty space, space, blank space, lacuna, hole, cavity, chasm, abyss, gulf, pit, hiatus, evacuate, annul, avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash, vitiate, render invalid, eject, expel, emit, discharge, pass, excrete, egest, let out, send out, release, exude, eliminate
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “void” as a noun can have the following definitions:
abyss | A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm. The abyss between the two nations. |
blank | A blank gap or missing part. My mind was a total blank. |
blank space | A cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet. |
cavity | Soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth. The abdominal cavity. |
chasm | A deep fissure in the earth’s surface. He was engulfed in a chasm of despair. |
emptiness | The quality of having no value or purpose; futility. The vast emptiness of space. |
empty space | A container that has been emptied. |
gap | A difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations. He peeped through the gap in the curtains. |
gulf | An arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay. He felt a gulf between himself and his former friends. |
hiatus | A missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript. There was a brief hiatus in the war with France. |
hole | A cavity or receptacle on a golf course, typically one of eighteen or nine, into which the ball must be hit. He played 18 holes. |
lacuna | A blank gap or missing part. The journal has filled a lacuna in Middle Eastern studies. |
nihility | The state of nonexistence. |
nothingness | Worthlessness or insignificance. The fear of the total nothingness of death. |
nullity | An act or thing that is legally void. |
pit | An orchestra pit. A bear pit. |
space | An area rented or sold as business premises. The work gives the sense of a journey in space and time. |
vacancy | An available room in a hotel or other establishment providing accommodation. A vacancy for a shorthand typist. |
vacuum | A vacuum cleaner. The political vacuum left by the death of the Emperor. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “void” as a verb can have the following definitions:
annul | Declare (a marriage) to have had no legal existence. The contract was annulled. |
avoid | Declare invalid. He should avoid publishing his wife s memories. |
discharge | Go off or discharge. The bank had failed to discharge its supervisory duties. |
egest | (of a cell or organism) excrete (waste matter. Animals that feed near the surface will egest material at depth. |
eject | Leave an aircraft rapidly using an ejection seat or capsule. Lumps of viscous lava were ejected from the volcano. |
eliminate | Eliminate from the body. Security agents have started a campaign to eliminate some of the government s opponents. |
emit | Express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words. Even the best cars emit carbon dioxide. |
empty | Become empty or void of its content. The pub suddenly seemed to empty. |
evacuate | Discharge (faeces or other matter) from the body. After the earthquake residents were evacuated. |
excrete | Eliminate from the body. Excess bicarbonate is excreted by the kidney. |
expel | Force (someone) to leave a place. She was expelled from school. |
exude | Release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities. The building exudes an air of tranquillity. |
invalidate | Make or prove (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous. Invalidate a contract. |
let out | Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition. |
nullify | Show to be invalid. Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions. |
pass | Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. On the way to the station she passed a cinema. |
quash | Put an end to; suppress. A hospital executive quashed rumours that nursing staff will lose jobs. |
release | Release gas or energy as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition. Compensation for the cost of rebuilding is only released when work begins. |
render invalid | Coat with plastic or cement. |
send out | Assign to a station. |
vitiate | Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. Development programmes have been vitiated by the rise in population. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “void” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
bare | Just barely adequate or within a lower limit. A bare cell with just a mattress. |
bare of | Apart from anything else; without additions or modifications. |
barren | Devoid of. The barren burnt up countryside. |
bereft of | Sorrowful through loss or deprivation. |
blank | Complete and absolute. Blank tax return forms. |
cancelled | (of events) no longer planned or scheduled. |
clear | Clear of charges or deductions. A clear path to victory. |
deficient in | Of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement. |
desolate | Feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness. Depressed and desolate of soul. |
destitute of | Completely wanting or lacking. |
devoid of | Completely wanting or lacking. |
emptied | Emptied of emotion. |
empty | Holding or containing nothing. Empty bellied children. |
empty of | Needing nourishment. |
free | (of a translation) conveying only the broad sense; not literal. Our salsas are free of preservatives. |
free from | Not fixed in position. |
ineffective | Not producing an intended effect. A weak and ineffective president. |
inoperative | Not working or taking effect. An inoperative law. |
invalid | No longer valid. An invalid driver s license. |
not binding | Executed with proper legal authority. |
not in force | Directed or bound inward. |
nugatory | Of no value or importance. The teacher shortages will render nugatory the hopes of implementing the new curriculum. |
null | Having no legal or binding force; invalid. His curiously null life. |
null and void | Lacking any legal or binding force. |
nullified | Deprived of legal force. |
unfilled | Of purchase orders that have not been filled. There are a number of unfilled posts in this area of nursing. |
uninhabited | Not having inhabitants; not lived in. Small uninhabited islands. |
unoccupied | (of a building, seat, etc.) not being occupied or used. Unoccupied hours. |
useless | Having no ability or skill in a specified activity or area. She is useless in an emergency. |
vacant | (of a place) not occupied; empty. 40 per cent of the offices are still vacant. |
vacant of | Without an occupant or incumbent. |
worthless | (of a person) having no good qualities; deserving contempt. Joan had been deserted by a worthless husband. |
abandoned | Unrestrained; uninhibited. An abandoned sadness born of grief. |
barren | A barren tract or tracts of land. He scored yesterday to end his barren spell. |
deplete | Use up (resources or materials. Reservoirs have been depleted by years of drought. |
derelict | A ship or other piece of property abandoned by the owner and in poor condition. Derelict or delinquent in his duty. |
deserted | (of a place) empty of people. Deserted beaches of soft sand. |
destitute | Extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself. Towns destitute of commerce. |
devoid | Completely wanting or lacking. The sentence was devoid of meaning. |
disrepair | Poor condition of a building or structure due to neglect. The station gradually fell into disrepair. |
emptiness | The quality of having no value or purpose; futility. The vast emptiness of space. |
empty | Make void or empty of contents. Full of empty seats. |
expired | Having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time. Caught driving with an expired license. |
famish | Be hungry; go without food. Many famished in the countryside during the drought. |
garbage | A receptacle where waste can be discarded. Garbage littered the estate. |
hunger | Feel or suffer hunger. He hungered for a sense of self worth. |
indigent | Poor enough to need help from others. A charity for the relief of indigent artists. |
island | A thing regarded as resembling an island especially in being isolated detached or surrounded in some way. The island of Crete. |
needy | Needy people collectively. They try to help the needy. |
null | Combine a signal with another in order to create a null cancel out. His curiously null life. |
pariah | A person who is rejected (from society or home. They were treated as social pariahs. |
pauper | A recipient of relief under the provisions of the Poor Law or of public charity. He died a pauper. |
poverty | The state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount. Thousands of families are living in abject poverty. |
ruined | Having been irreparably damaged or harmed. The nation s ruined economy. |
starving | The act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine. The world s starving children. |
unoccupied | (of a person) not busy or active. An unoccupied telephone booth. |
vacancy | An empty area or space. A vacancy for a shorthand typist. |
vacant | (of a place) not occupied; empty. A vacant mind. |
vacate | Give up (a position or employment. She vacated the position when she got pregnant. |
vacuum | Clean with a vacuum cleaner. Vacuum the carpets. |
vagrant | Relating to or living the life of a vagrant. Vagrant hippies of the sixties. |
vain | Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. A vain attempt. |
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