Synonyms for hollow
ˈhɒl oʊhol·low

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. hollow

   Antonyms:
   full, solid, well-stored, strong, firm, sincere, true, genuine, substantial, sound

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1. hollownoun

   a cavity or space in something

   "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"

   Synonyms:
   hole, holler

   Antonyms:
   unreverberant, solid, nonresonant, massive, meaningful

2. hollow, hollernoun

   a small valley between mountains

   "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"

   Synonyms:
   roaring, bellow, holloa, hole, holler, yowl, hollering, holla, hollo, bellowing, roar

   Antonyms:
   massive, unreverberant, nonresonant, solid, meaningful

3. hole, hollowadjective

   a depression hollowed out of solid matter

   Synonyms:
   maw, trap, golf hole, cakehole, jam, muddle, holler, yap, pickle, gob, hole, fix, kettle of fish, mess

   Antonyms:
   meaningful, solid, unreverberant, nonresonant, massive

4. hollowadjective

   not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

   "a hollow wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"

   Synonyms:
   vacuous, empty

   Antonyms:
   nonresonant, unreverberant, meaningful, solid, massive

5. hollowadjective

   as if echoing in a hollow space

   "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"

   Synonyms:
   vacuous, empty

   Antonyms:
   nonresonant, meaningful, massive, solid, unreverberant

6. empty, hollow, vacuousverb

   devoid of significance or point

   "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"

   Synonyms:
   vacuous, fatuous, empty, mindless, asinine, empty-bellied, blank, inane

   Antonyms:
   nonresonant, massive, unreverberant, solid, meaningful

7. excavate, dig, hollowverb

   remove the inner part or the core of

   "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"

   Synonyms:
   stab, dig, cut into, prod, grind, travail, core out, turn over, jab, delve, labour, savvy, excavate, comprehend, compass, poke, apprehend, get the picture, grok, unearth, turn up, labor, dig out, grasp, hollow out, drudge, moil, toil, dig up

   Antonyms:
   nonresonant, massive, solid, unreverberant, meaningful

8. hollow, hollow out, core outverb

   remove the interior of

   "hollow out a tree trunk"

   Synonyms:
   excavate, dig, core out, hollow out

   Antonyms:
   unreverberant, nonresonant, solid, massive, meaningful

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1. hollowadjective

   Synonyms:
   vacant, empty, void, cavernous, not solid

2. hollowadjective

   Synonyms:
   insincere, treacherous, false, faithless, hypocritical, pharisaical, deceitful, false-hearted, hollow-hearted

3. hollowadjective

   Synonyms:
   deep, low, rumbling

4. hollownoun

   Synonyms:
   depression, low spot, low place

5. hollownoun

   Synonyms:
   cavity, concavity, depression, excavation, hole, cave, cavern, dent, dint, dimple, pit

6. hollownoun

   Synonyms:
   groove, channel, canal

7. hollowverb

   Synonyms:
   excavate, scoop

8. hollowadjective

   Synonyms:
   [Low.] wholly, completely, utterly

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. hollowadjective

   Synonyms:
   excavated, cavernous, vacant, void, unfilled, empty, cannulated, concave, depressed, gaunt, sunken, insincere, unsound, false, hypocritical

   Antonyms:
   convex, protuberant, sincere

2. hollownoun

   Synonyms:
   depression, cavity, valley, concavity, channel, groove, concave, recess, correi

3. hollowverb

   Synonyms:
   scoop, excavate, concave

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1. List of paraphrases for "hollow":

   empty, trough, peckish

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1. David Conroy:

   A lot of these apps, it turns out, are kind of hollow.

2. Interior Department spokeswoman Heather Swift:

   It is patently false to say the Department had not engaged the board, when as recently as January 8 we were working with the board to renew their charter, schedule a meeting and fill vacancies, their hollow and dishonest political stunt should be a clear indicator of the intention of this group.

3. Social Democrat Peter Bartels:

   We cannot allow ourselves any hollow structures given the actual security situation.

4. Getty Images:

   That mention of border and immigration security was lip service. Nothing more. No vision, no strategy, just a wish list and another hollow push for immigration reform legislation. I think the President may have forgotten he has authority to fix the crisis NOW.

5. Metastasio:

   As gold is tried by the furnace, and the baser metal shown, so the hollow-hearted friend is known by adversity.