devoid of
idiom
: not having (something usual or expected) : completely without (something)
He is devoid of (any) ambition.
The landscape seems to be completely devoid of life.
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There’s something charmingly low-budget about the whole affair, devoid of splashy graphics or teasers about what’s to come and instead foregrounding the excitement of the stars.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
The space is largely devoid of people.
—Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
That's not to say the story is devoid of emotion.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
The 5-acre indoor amusement park on the Las Vegas Strip is whisper quiet and strangely devoid of any noise.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
The space is largely devoid of people.
—Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
That's not to say the story is devoid of emotion.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
The 5-acre indoor amusement park on the Las Vegas Strip is whisper quiet and strangely devoid of any noise.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Devoid of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devoid%20of. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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