vacuous
4 synonyms and 1 antonym for vacuous, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Empty, void, or without meaningful content.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Empty, void, or without meaningful content.
“The movie was criticized for its vacuous dialogue.”
Etymology
A learned borrowing formed from Latin vacuus (“empty, vacant”) and -ous.
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