Empty and Missing

Empty

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

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

Nearby Words: emptiness, emptying, emptily

Missing

Missing adjective - No longer possessed.

Empty and missing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Empty" instead an adjective "Missing".

Nearby Words: miss, mission, missed

Both words in one sentence

  • Some parts of this structure may be missing or empty, there are some cases that don't fit here, and of course prepositions and other small words do not have this structure, but it's a good general idea to start with.
  • Videogame / Continue/Stop/Rise But instead of darkness, there is light.The Batter, having just finished his mission, wakes up in an empty field, and immediately discovers that his Add-Ons are missing.
  • It's implied that it's not, especially with Dane who is 100% human but is repeatedly stated to be "empty" or "missing something" inside.
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