Synonyms of devoid

devoid

adjective

di-ˈvȯid 

1

as in void

utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected

the so-called comedy is totally devoid of intelligence, originality, and even laughs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• void
• barren
• bereft
• empty
• bankrupt
• destitute
• bare
• insufficient
• incomplete
• blank
• partial
• deficient
• vacant
• absent
• fragmentary
• wanting
• short
• innocent
• stark
• fragmental
• missing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• full
• filled
• replete
• fraught
• provided
• rife
• flush
• furnished
• supplied
• saturated
• bursting
• chock-full
• brimming
• crowded
• packed
• loaded
• stuffed
• fat
• crammed
• bulging
• jammed
• thick
• chockful
• teeming
• swarming
• jam-packed
• abounding
• thronging

2

as in empty

lacking contents that could or should be present

the picnic jug was completely devoid of juice after only a few minutes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• empty
• barren
• vacuous
• void
• vacant
• bare
• clean
• blank
• drained
• stark
• emptied
• hollow
• open
• deserted
• clear
• toom
• free
• available
• uninhabited
• depleted
• unfilled
• dry
• unoccupied
• forsaken
• vacated
• abandoned
• unattended
• unfurnished
• exhausted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• full
• complete
• provided
• replete
• filled
• furnished
• occupied
• supplied
• packed
• overflowing
• flush
• teeming

Examples of devoid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Low and steady, devoid of emotion or singsongy nature…most of us don't even want our leaders to sound like that anymore! —Emily Leibert, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2023

The Texans faced criticism for firing two Black coaches after just one season with rosters devoid of any stars and lacking much talent. —Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023

Even our Moon is a hazardous, desolate place — devoid of atmosphere, and lacking protection from a constant rain of radiation emitted by our Sun. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2023

What really appealed to me the idea of our experience of that, at the time, was these photographs completely devoid of context. —Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2022