Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun void

2 senses of void

Sense 1
nothingness, void, nullity, nihility -- (the state of nonexistence)
       => nonexistence, nonentity -- (the state of not existing)

Sense 2
void, vacancy, emptiness, vacuum -- (an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum")
       => space -- (an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb void

4 senses of void

Sense 1
invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify -- (declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea")
       => cancel, strike down -- (declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law")

Sense 2
void -- (clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something; "The chemist voided the glass bottle"; "The concert hall was voided of the audience")
       => empty -- (make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building")

Sense 3
invalidate, void, vitiate -- (take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 4
evacuate, void, empty -- (excrete or discharge from the body)
       => excrete, egest, eliminate, pass -- (eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone")

Antonyms of adj void

2 senses of void

Sense 1
null, void -- (lacking any legal or binding force; "null and void")

INDIRECT (VIA invalid) -> valid -- (well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract")

Sense 2
void -- (containing nothing; "the earth was without form, and void")

INDIRECT (VIA empty) -> full -- (containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing")

Similarity of adj void

2 senses of void

Sense 1
null, void -- (lacking any legal or binding force; "null and void")
       => invalid (vs. valid) -- (having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license")

Sense 2
void -- (containing nothing; "the earth was without form, and void")
       => empty (vs. full) -- (holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours")

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