Devoid
Devoid adjective - Utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected.
Mutual synonyms
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The following morning, Tammi and Artie wake up to find their parents gone and the place absolutely devoid of life.
Source: Literature / The Haunting Hour -
With the goddess now devoid of followers, the Ret Gone effectively killed her.
Source: Ret Gone -
According to one interpretation, Miranda from Hilaire Belloc's poem "Tarantella" can be an example of this: a wild woman who falls for the protagonist and gives meaning to his life; so much, in fact, that later when she's gone, his life is devoid of meaning, and he probably commits suicide.
Source: Manic Pixie Dream Girl
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