Synonyms for hollow


Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : hol-oh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɒl oʊ

Top 10 synonyms for hollow Other synonyms for the word hollow

Définition of hollow

Origin :
  • c.1200, from Old English holh (n.) "hollow place, hole," from Proto-Germanic *hul-, from PIE *kel- "to cover, conceal" (see cell). The figurative sense of "insincere" is attested from 1520s. Related: Hollowly; hollowness. To carry it hollow "take it completely" is first recorded 1660s, of unknown origin or connection.
  • adj empty, hollowed out
  • adj deep, resonant in sound
  • adj meaningless
  • adj false, artificial
  • noun empty or dented area
  • verb empty out; make concave
Example sentences :
  • "He had a gun shoved into the hollow of his throat," said Andy.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • But see the church in the hollow, and the folk who cluster in the churchyard!
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Even the fertile vale, in the hollow of which it lay, had ceased to have existence.
  • Extract from : « The Miraculous Pitcher » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Bein' born on Hollow eve,' says he, 'I couldn't be nothin' else.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • It forms a speaking telegraph without the necessity of any hollow tube.'
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • Whew, that beats finding pearls in the shells of mussels all hollow!
  • Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
  • Civilization, enlightenment,—they are vague terms, hollow sounds.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Thus they would rest in a hollow correspondence, the fence between.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Maltravers did not listen to these vain and hollow consolations.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • His cheeks were hollow and hectic, his eyes were glistening as with fever, his chest heaved.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

Antonyms for hollow

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