VACUITY Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

vacuity

noun

va-ˈkyü-ə-tē

Definition of vacuity

as in emptiness

empty space the seemingly endless vacuity between settlements in the desert

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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

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as in dullness

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

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Recent Examples of vacuity Hilton became a symbol for excessive wealth, celebrity vacuity, and moral decline. — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 29 Dec. 2025 But her refusal to investigate why the system is so broken is the natural outcome of her studied vacuity. — Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025 In assigning him that seemingly perverse task, Scorsese tapped into the vague air of vacuity at the center of a star who’s always seemed present and absent all at once. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2025 Only a few days into quarantine, a loathsome instant classic of Hollywood vacuity had been born. — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vacuity

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Noun

However, at the quantum level, emptiness is filled with unwanted noise.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
The problem isn’t the characterization, since the surgeon is extremely well drawn and Văncică’s performance picks up on both the overall inner emptiness and the yearning for something more.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of emptiness

Noun

Meanwhile, glycerin, betaine, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, and beta-glucan flood the area with hydration, while niacinamide brightens the look of dullness and uneven tone.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026
The very dullness of it lends the alliances a ballast in the face of a turbulent political cycle.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of dullness

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The bigger challenge will be the capacity to deliver results with a US diplomatic apparatus weakened by staffing cuts and vacancies.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026
The Aurora City Council would have 30 days to fill the vacancy, and if there’s more than 13 months remaining in the term, then a special election would be held to fill the seat within nine months.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of vacancy

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The minimum safe thickness is a threshold that measures a tank’s ability to contain the pressure of the liquid and support the tank’s weight, the report said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Google trimmed down the thickness of the rear-facing camera bar on the standard Pixel 11 by more than 40%.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of thickness

Noun

There’s the White House and its malicious megaphone of mindlessness; the generative AI advocates and their pushy, pathetic ploys; the Major League Baseball owners and their dedication to self-destruction.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
The show’s real villain is mindlessness, in other words.

— Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of mindlessness

Noun

Tiernan is tall but carries the denseness of frame and core strength of a guard.

— Matthew Mowery, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Understand how rye works in baking Though dark, dense rye bread is delicious, rye flour does not inherently create denseness in other baked goods.

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of denseness

Noun

The first 10 minutes are an incredible swirl of paranoia, alcoholism, and sluggish dumbness when Gould just needs to feed his cat.

— Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Unlike its sibling concepts of dumbness and idiocy, stupidity isn’t really a personality trait.

— Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 11 Feb. 2026

Definition of dumbness

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The soft gray-white rattan complements the tailored beige high-density comfort cushions and creates an airy backdrop for your ever-evolving collection of seasonal all-weather pillows and throws.

— Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026
From their previous work, CERN researchers had assumed that quarks and gluons become deconfined at higher temperatures and densities, suggesting matter would likely behave like a thin gas.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of density

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