Deprived and Empty

Deprived

Deprived adjective - Kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment.

Empty and deprived are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Empty" instead an adjective "Deprived".

Nearby Words: deprivation, depriving

Empty

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

Deprived and empty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deprived" instead an adjective "Empty".

Nearby Words: emptiness, emptying, emptily

Both words in one sentence

  • Action Girl / Video Games By the time Chris finds her she's basically running on empty: Sleep-deprived, adrenaline-poisoned, hungry and dehydrated and physically overtaxed.
  • Literature / A Little Princess Neutral No Longer: Lavinia's empty-headed friend Jessie reprimands Lavinia for tattling on Sara and her friends for planning a midnight feast (after Sara has been deprived of food for a day) and later says Miss Minchin has no right to starve Sara.
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