Synonyms for hollow
- adjective
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
2. Insincere — insincere, devoid of validity; specious
insincere, false, artificial, hypocritical, deceitful, pharisaical
Other
cavernous, sunken, concave, deep, insubstantial, low, depressed, sepulchral, reverberant, fistular, fistulous
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.
- adj. 2
Having an empty space or cavity inside.
a hollow tree; a hollow sphere
- n. 1
A small valley between mountains.
He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- hollows → cavities, holes, caverns, concavities…
Example sentences
- empty An empty stomach doesn't help on the mental front.
- void The beach was completely void of any other people.
- meaningless Absolutely meaningless; everything is meaningless.
- vacuous Another unbearably vacuous title!
- hypocritical I have never known someone as hypocritical as you.
- insincere The letter sounds forced, what is worse, insincere.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hollow | steady | |
| empty | rising | |
| void | steady | |
| meaningless | steady | |
| vacuous | rising | |
| hypocritical | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- low1, pit1
- 4 letters
- deep1, hole1, bowl1, cave1, void1, dent1, dint1
- 5 letters
- empty2, false1, niche1, scoop1, sinus2, chasm2
- 6 letters
- valley2, pocket2, vacant2, cavity3, recess2, sunken2, cavern2, holler2, furrow2
- 7 letters
- concave2, vacuous3
- 8 letters
- aperture3, unfilled2, fistular
- 9 letters
- depressed2, senseless2, deceitful3, cavernous3, insincere3, concavity4, fistulous
- 10 letters
- depression3, artificial4, excavation4, sepulchral
- 11 letters
- meaningless3, indentation4, reverberant, pharisaical
- 12 letters
- hypocritical5
- 13 letters
- insubstantial4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (empty2 = 2 syllables).