English adjective: void | |||
1. | void lacking any legal or binding force | ||
Samples | Null and void. | ||
Synonyms | null | ||
Similar | invalid | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
Antonyms | valid | ||
2. | void containing nothing | ||
Samples | The earth was without form, and void. | ||
Similar | empty | ||
Antonyms | full | ||
English noun: void | |||
1. | void (state) the state of nonexistence | ||
Synonyms | nihility, nothingness, nullity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | nonentity, nonexistence | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | thin air | ||
2. | void (shape) an empty area or space | ||
Samples | The huge desert voids. The emptiness of outer space. Without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum. | ||
Synonyms | emptiness, vacancy, vacuum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | space | ||
English verb: void | |||
1. | void (social) declare invalid | ||
Samples | The contract was annulled. Void a plea. | ||
Synonyms | annul, avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cancel, strike down | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | break, stet | ||
Antonyms | validate, formalise, formalize | ||
2. | void (change) clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something | ||
Samples | The chemist voided the glass bottle. The concert hall was voided of the audience. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | empty | ||
3. | void (change) take away the legal force of or render ineffective | ||
Samples | Invalidate a contract. | ||
Synonyms | invalidate, vitiate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Antonyms | validate | ||
4. | void (body) excrete or discharge from the body | ||
Synonyms | empty, evacuate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | egest, eliminate, excrete, pass | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | suction | ||