Emptiness and Lack

Emptiness

Emptiness noun - A need or desire for food.

Show all Definitions

Lack and emptiness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lack" instead a noun "Emptiness".

Nearby Words: empty, emptying, emptily

Lack noun - The fact or state of being absent.

Usage example: the lack of news about the fate of the soldiers was frustrating

Show all Definitions

Emptiness and lack are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emptiness" instead a noun "Lack".

Nearby Words: lacking, lacked

complete	complete emptiness	complete lack
certain	certain emptiness	certain lack
utter	utter emptiness	utter lack
total	total emptiness	total lack
Other adjectives: true, sheer, glaring, huge, absolute, cold, comparative, perceived, sudden.

The sensed power is that of Serenity's bloodline, and the emptiness is due to the girl's lack of a Star Seed.

Source: Eldritch Abomination / Fan Fiction
In Heaven's Feel Kotomine's parallels to Shirou become quite obvious with the classic climactic conclusion being resolved by Kotomine's lack of purpose outside the emptiness that is at both Shirou and his own core.

Source: Classic Villain

Cite this Source

Lack and Emptiness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/emptiness/lack

Emptiness & Lack. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/emptiness/lack>.

Lack or Emptiness. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/emptiness/lack.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "emptiness" and "lack" have occurred on timeline