devoid

Utterly without anything

Devoid means completely lacking or empty of something: The room was devoid of furniture, Her voice was devoid of emotion.

The word always appears with "of" and emphasizes total absence rather than mere scarcity.

It carries a slightly formal or literary tone.

absence

lacking

Being without something

missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
withoutLacking or absent
bereftDeprived through loss

wanting · deficient · deprived · empty · bare · stripped · denuded · depleted · vacant · destitute

emotional

hollow

Empty within

emptyHolding nothing inside
numbLacking physical sensation
blankWithout marks or content

expressionless · lifeless · soulless · vacant · dead · flat · cold · unfeeling · detached · indifferent

barren

sterile

Free from microorganisms

desolateBleak and abandoned
bleakDreary and without cheer
lifelessDevoid of animation

arid · fruitless · unproductive · inhospitable · stark · wasteland · parched · sparse · bare · featureless

Categories

emptinessemptiness, vacuum, nothingness, blank, vacancy
fullnessfull, empty, half-full, filled, half-empty
nothingnessnothing, zero, nil, none, nada
scarcityscarcity, scarce, shortage, scant, scanty

Opposites

presence or abundance

devoidfull

Maximum extent reached

filled · replete · brimming · teeming · overflowing

Phrases

blind devotionUnwavering allegiance ignoring flaws
personal devotionSincere individual commitment
religious devotionSincere worship commitment
motherly devotionA mother's committed love
devoted motherParent who prioritizes children completely
daily devotionRoutine religious observance

Family

devoted, devotion, devote, devotee, devotional, devotees, devotedly, devoir

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G