Empty and Full

Empty

Empty adjective - Lacking contents that could or should be present.
Usage example: the refrigerator is empty, so we'll have to eat out

Full is an antonym for empty in topics: bare, worthless, fruitless, hungry, containing nothing.

Nearby Words: emptiness, emptying, emptily

Full

Full adjective - Containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible.
Usage example: the boy's bedroom is full of sports trophies and medals

Empty is an antonym for full in topics: crammed, thorough, brimming, deep in sound, satiated in hunger.

Nearby Words: fully, fullness, fuller, fulled

Both words in one sentence

  • Manly Tears He later sobs when he find's his infant daughter Judith's baby carrier empty and full of blood.
    Source: Manly Tears
  • Emergency Cargo Dump Airplanes that have to make an emergency landing often dump fuel to lighten the load (the weight differential between full and empty tanks is a factor in landing) and/or reduce risk of fire.
  • Empty Piles of Clothing As pictured above, a whole city full of empty clothes is a sure sign that Cell has been feeding (though his victims fortunately end up being revived later).
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