vacuous

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore V words

empty of meaning, substance, or intelligence

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Vacuous in a sentence

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His speech was a string of vacuous platitudes that said nothing of value.

Synonyms

inaneemptyvapidmindless

Antonyms

profoundmeaningful

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The novelist's late style is admired precisely for its blank: every superfluous phrase has been pared away, leaving prose of startling economy.

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vacillate

to waver indecisively between options or opinions

vacillation

the inability to decide between different courses of action; wavering

vacuity

total absence of thought, ideas, or substance

vagabond

a person who roams from place to place with no fixed home

vagary

an unpredictable or capricious change or notion

vagrant

a person who wanders without a settled home or work

vainglorious

excessively boastful and vain about one's achievements

vainglory

excessive, ostentatious pride in oneself or one's achievements

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Vacuous (adjective) means empty of meaning, substance, or intelligence

Here is vacuous used in an example sentence: "His speech was a string of vacuous platitudes that said nothing of value."

Common synonyms for vacuous include inane, empty, vapid, mindless.

Antonyms of vacuous include profound, meaningful.

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