hollow - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a depression hollowed out of solid matter

Synonyms

• hole
• hollow

More generic

• depression
• natural depression

More specific

• burrow
• cavity
• chuckhole
• gopher hole
• kettle
• kettle hole
• pit
• pothole
• rabbit burrow
• rabbit hole
• tunnel
• wormhole

Noun

a small valley between mountains

Synonyms

• holler
• hollow

More generic

• vale
• valley

More specific

• dell
• dingle

Noun

a cavity or space in something

Synonyms

• hollow

More generic

• cavity
• enclosed space

Verb

remove the interior of

Synonyms

• core out
• hollow
• hollow out

More generic

• empty

More specific

• cave
• cavern
• cavern out
• core
• dig
• dig out
• draw in
• excavate
• gouge
• hole
• rout
• scallop
• scollop
• scoop out
• suck in
• undermine

Verb

remove the inner part or the core of

Synonyms

• dig
• excavate
• hollow

More generic

• remove
• take
• take away
• withdraw

More specific

• ditch
• drive
• trench

Adjective

lacking in substance or character

Synonyms

• hollow

Related

• insubstantial
• unreal
• unsubstantial

Adjective

devoid of significance or force

Synonyms

• empty
• hollow
• vacuous

Related

• meaningless
• nonmeaningful

Adjective

as if echoing in a hollow space

Synonyms

• hollow

Related

• reverberant

Adjective

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

Synonyms

• hollow

Related

• cannular
• cavernous
• deep-set
• fistular
• fistulate
• fistulous
• recessed
• sunken
• tube-shaped
• tubelike
• tubular
• vasiform

Opposite / Antonyms

• solid

Also See

• empty

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