Synonyms of vacuity

vacuity

noun

va-ˈkyü-ə-tē 

1

as in emptiness

empty space

the seemingly endless vacuity between settlements in the desert

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emptiness
• vacancy
• void
• blankness
• blank
• black hole
• vacuum
• gap
• nothingness
• hollowness
• air
• cavity
• barrenness
• inane
• bleakness
• hollow
• open
• waste
• hole
• desolateness
• bareness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fullness
• fulness
• repleteness

2

as in vacancy

the quality or state of being empty

the vacuity of the house after everyone had moved out was both striking and depressing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emptiness
• vacancy
• vacuum
• bareness
• hollowness
• blankness
• vacantness
• nothingness
• bleakness
• barrenness
• exhaustion
• void
• clearness
• openness
• dryness
• depletion
• availability
• desolateness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fullness
• fulness
• completeness
• abundance
• fatness
• repleteness

3

as in thickness

the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind

the monumental vacuity of the starlet's comments on the important issues of the day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thickness
• dulness
• dullness
• obtuseness
• stupidness
• dopiness
• denseness
• mindlessness
• density
• stupidity
• slowness
• witlessness
• brainlessness
• boneheadedness
• dumbness
• oafishness
• foolishness
• fatuity
• insanity
• dorkiness
• weak-mindedness
• doltishness
• senselessness
• simpleness
• simplicity
• gormlessness
• fatuousness
• absurdity
• idiocy
• madness
• preposterousness
• dim-wittedness
• simplemindedness
• feeblemindedness
• inanity
• craziness
• irrationality
• dottiness
• zaniness
• unreasonableness
• daftness
• wackiness
• balminess
• nincompoopery
• silliness
• inaneness
• asininity
• lunacy
• fallacy
• nuttiness
• folly
• mental retardation
• dippiness
• nonsensicalness
• mental deficiency

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intelligence
• brilliance
• brightness
• cleverness
• quickness
• perception
• judgment
• sharpness
• smartness
• insight
• perspicacity
• acumen
• astuteness
• keenness
• judgement
• discernment
• alertness
• braininess
• wit
• wisdom
• quick-wittedness
• sagacity
• percipience
• rationality
• validity
• soundness
• reasonableness
• sapience
• logicality
• sageness
• logicalness
• rationalness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vacuity

For decades, the industry and the media have mistaken Anderson’s introverted nature for vacuity. —Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023

Instead of interrogating Indian officials on their Ukraine policy, or providing space for in-depth discussion of what India should do, Indian outlets echo the vacuity of Foreign Ministry pronouncements. —Anjani Jain, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022

Kaokept, who charms as the Balladeer, recedes into sympathetic vacuity when playing Oswald. —Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022

Meanwhile, traffic still roars over the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, and visitors must still cross the dispiriting vacuity of Virginia Avenue to get to the center. —Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021