Empty and Nothing

Empty

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

Nothing and empty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nothing" instead an adjective "Empty".

Nearby Words: emptiness, emptying, emptily

Nothing

Nothing adverb - Not in any degree, way, or under any condition.

Empty and nothing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Empty" instead an adjective "Nothing".

Nearby Word: nothingness

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Modern Warfare The third is the back of a truck believed to be holding a bomb, which under normal circumstances ends up empty and nothing bad happens, yet.
  • Nothing Is Scarier These videos show... Well, absolutely nothing except for a couple of empty streets on CCTV footage.
  • Nothing Is Scarier In the Firefly episode "Bushwacked," the entire derelict ship is one long example of this: nothing but empty corridors, signs of habitation, and a crewman's log that interrupts right in the middle.
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