Closer and Empty

Closer

Closer adverb - (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance.

Empty is an antonym for closer in dense topic.

Nearby Words: close, closed, closeness, closing, closely

Empty

Empty adjective - Lacking contents that could or should be present.

Closer is an antonym for empty.

Nearby Words: emptiness, emptying, emptily

Both words in one sentence

  • I Got You a Drawer With a big smile, Bob walks over to his dresser and pulls out one of the drawers, but when Sue moves closer in to peer into the drawer it's completely and totally empty.
  • As women's depictions became increasingly Closer to Earth, men became empty-headed Cloudcuckoolanders—because, after all, tropes are Always Male and Always Female, and if women are to be smart, then men must be dumb.
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