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vacuous
Meaning: lacking thought, intelligence, or meaningful content
vacuous in a sentence
How vacuous is used in real sentences:
The candidate relied on vacuous slogans instead of offering a plan.
His vacuous statement added nothing to the serious discussion.
“Speakers traded vacuous slogans about freedom, but none could answer a visitor who asked which conventions they opposed or why.”
— from the passage The Velvet Rebellion
Synonyms for vacuous
Other words for vacuous — empty, mindless and inane — carry the same meaning.
- empty
- mindless
- inane
Antonyms of vacuous
Words that mean the opposite of vacuous:
- thoughtful
- intelligent
- substantial
Where it comes from
From Latin vacuus, meaning 'empty.'
Word parts
- vac/van/void — empty
vacuous: vac (empty) + -ous (having the quality of)
Memory hook
VACUOUS contains VACUUM: both suggest emptiness, whether of air or thought.