Atrophy
Atrophy verb - To become worse or of less value.
Empty and atrophy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Empty" instead a verb "Atrophy".
Nearby Words: atrophied, atrophying
Empty
Empty verb - To remove the contents of.
Both words in one sentence
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Although eventually all higher brain functions atrophy leaving an empty shell with no individual will left, up to that point the victim is aware of his actions but unable to control them.
Source: Video Game / Quake II
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Empty and Atrophy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/atrophy/empty
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Empty or Atrophy. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/atrophy/empty.
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