void

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. empty, vacuous, blank; unoccupied, untenanted; devoid, lacking, unfilled; ineffectual; null, invalid; not binding; vain, unreal, unsubstantial. —v. t. vacate; abrogate, nullify, negate; evacuate, eject, cast off. See ejection. —n. emptiness, space, nothingness; vacuum; abyss, chasm. See absence, nullification, insubstantiality, nonexistence.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Without force or effect]

Syn. barren, sterile, fruitless, meaningless, useless, invalid, vain, voided, unconfirmed, unratified, null and void, worthless, unsanctioned, set aside, avoided, forceless, unenforceable, voted out, ineffectual, ineffective, voidable.

Ant. valid*, in force, used.

2. [Empty]

Syn. unfilled, abandoned, unoccupied; see empty 1 , vacant 2 .

See Synonym Study at empty .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

emptiness, vacuum, empty space, vacuity, nothing, nothingness, hole, oblivion, blank.

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v.

1. nullify invalidate, cancel, annul, abolish, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, stop.

2. discharge evacuate, empty, clear, eliminate, excrete, purge.

ANT.: 1. validate. 2. fill

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a.

1. empty vacant, devoid, vacuous, desolate, barren, unoccupied, bare, hollow, blank.

2. invalid null, ineffective, cancelled, ineffectual, not in force, annulled, worthless, meaningless.

ANT.: 1. full, occupied, filled. 2. valid, in force, binding

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Containing nothing: bare, blank, clear, empty, vacant, vacuous. See FULL. 2. Not having a desirable element: barren, destitute, devoid, empty, innocent, lacking, wanting. Idiom: in want of. See FULL. II noun 1. Empty, unfilled space: barrenness, emptiness, nothingness, vacancy, vacuity, vacuum. See FULL. 2. A space in an otherwise solid mass: cavity, hole, hollow, pocket, vacuity. See CONVEX. 3. Total absence of matter: emptiness, vacancy, vacuity, vacuum. See FULL. 4. An interval during which continuity is suspended: break, gap, hiatus, interim, lacuna. See CONTINUE. 5. A desolate sense of loss: blankness, desolation, emptiness, hollo wness, vacuum. See FULL. III verb 1. To remove the contents of: clean out, clear, empty (out), evacuate, vacate. See FULL. 2. To put an end to, especially formally and with authority: abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, cancel, invalidate, negate, nullify, set aside, vitiate. Law: extinguish. See CONTINUE.