Synonyms for
Hollow
Definition
having an empty space inside; without significance; insincere
Synonyms & similar words
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Common collocations
- hollow tree
- hollow log
- hollow sound
- hollow victory
- hollow promise
- hollow eyes
- hollow laugh
Word family
Usage note
As an adjective, 'hollow' often describes a physical space or a lack of substance. It can also describe a sound that is resonant but empty. As a noun, it refers to a hole or a valley.
Example sentences
- The old tree had a hollow trunk where the animals could hide.
- The kids hollowed out the pumpkin for Halloween.
- The sound echoed in the hollow cave.
- The politician's promises felt hollow and insincere.
- The vase was so hollow that it broke easily.
Quotes
The hollow men, the stuffed men, are the hollow men, the stuffed men.
There is a hollow laughter echoing through the world of men.
The world is a perpetual caricature of itself; at every moment it is the mockery and the contradiction of what it is pretending to be. Thus its life is a perpetual lie, and, were it but a moment to cease from lying, it would fall into the abyss of nihility that yawns beneath it. -- Josephin Peladan