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Synonyms for vacuum

8 synonyms
3 antonyms
1 meaning

noun
verb

Most common

void vacancy emptiness empty space

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Void — A region of space that contains no matter

void, vacancy, emptiness, empty space, free space

Other

Verb

vacuum-clean, hoover UK

Antonyms

plenum, pressure, substance

All antonyms of vacuum →

Definitions

n. 1
A region of space that contains no matter.
v. 1
To clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner.

Related words

Word family: vacufuge vacuum-clean vacuum-cleaned vacuumlike vacant vacuous
Phrases: vacuum exercise vacuum tube legal vacuum vacuum cleaner vacuum flask vacuum bomb abdominal vacuum stomach vacuum

Forms

Plural: vacuums → voids, vacancies, emptinesses, vacuities…
Past participle: vacuumed
e.g. vacuumed → vacuum-cleaned, hoovered…

Example sentences

void The beach was completely void of any other people.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
vacuum		falling
void		steady
vacuity		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: void¹
6 letters: hoover²
7 letters: vacancy³, vacuity
9 letters: emptiness³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hoover² = 2 syllables).