emptier

Less full now

Emptier is the comparative form of empty, describing something with less content or occupancy than something else: The theater was emptier than I expected.

As a noun, an emptier is a person or thing that empties something: The trash emptier comes on Tuesdays.

The word appears in both literal contexts about physical spaces or containers and figurative ones about emotional states or meaning.

bare

stripped

Had coverings removed

minimalist · blank · clear · uncluttered · plain · spartan · austere · unembellished · barebones · streamlined

hollow

cavity

Empty space within

crater · basin · shell · husk · vessel · container · drum · tank · chamber · void

meaningless

hollow

Empty within

pointless · futile · worthless · vapid · insubstantial · unfulfilling · unsatisfying · purposeless · aimless · devoid

desolate

forsaken

Completely abandoned or discarded

barren · inhospitable · ruins · neglected · stark · gloomy · deserted · lifeless · windswept · ghostly

void

nothingness

Complete absence of existence

space · silence · darkness · abyss · expanse · blankness · formlessness · nullity · blank · zero

Opposites
fullness/capacity

emptierfuller

Smithy's channeling implement

richer · completer · heavier · denser

density/crowdedness

emptierbusier

Increasingly engaged with tasks

livelier

Phrases
Family

emptiness, emptied, empties, emptiest, emptily, unemptied, emptiers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G