adj. 1 void, unfilled, hollow, bare, barren, vacant, unfurnished, unadorned, undecorated; emptied, drained, spent, exhausted That empty space on the wall needs a painting 2 vacant, unoccupied, uninhabited, untenanted He finally found an empty flat with two bedrooms 3 deserted, desolate, uninhabited, wild, waste, bare, barren; forsaken He wandered for days on the empty moor 4 trivial, insincere, hypocritical, hollow, cheap, worthless, valueless, meaningless, insignificant, insubstantial, unsatisfying, idle His promises were merely words, empty words 5 vacant, blank, deadpan, expressionless, poker-faced; vacuous, fatuous, stupid, foolish, inane He looked at me with that empty expression of his 6 blank, clean, new, unused, clear On an empty page write your name and the date 7 empty of. devoid of, lacking (in), wanting, in want of, deficient in, destitute of, without, sans Their hearts are empty of compassion
v. 8 clear, remove, take out or away, put out, cast or throw out, eject; vacate, evacuate; dump, drain, exhaust, pour out, void, discharge, unload Thieves emptied everything from the house The police are emptying the building because of a bomb scare. Empty these bottles outside.