Synonyms for vacuum
ˈvæk yum, -yu əm, -yəm; -yu əvac·u·um

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1. vacuumnoun

   To clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner.

   Antonyms:
   plenum

2. vacuumverb

   To use a vacuum cleaner.

   Synonyms:
   hoover

3. vacuumverb

   Synonyms:
   hoover, hoovering

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1. vacuum, vacuitynoun

   the absence of matter

   Synonyms:
   vacuity, vacancy, void, inanity, senselessness, pointlessness, vacuum cleaner, emptiness, mindlessness

2. void, vacancy, emptiness, vacuumnoun

   an empty area or space

   "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"

   Synonyms:
   nothingness, vacuity, void, vanity, nihility, vacuum cleaner, nullity, emptiness, vacancy

3. vacuum, vacuitynoun

   a region that is devoid of matter

   Synonyms:
   vacuity, vacancy, void, inanity, senselessness, pointlessness, vacuum cleaner, emptiness, mindlessness

4. vacuum, vacuum cleanerverb

   an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction

   Synonyms:
   void, vacuity, vacuum cleaner, vacancy, emptiness

5. vacuum, vacuum-clean, hooververb

   clean with a vacuum cleaner

   "vacuum the carpets"

   Synonyms:
   vacuum-clean, hoover

Matched Categories

1. • Emptiness
   • Region
   • Space

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1. vacuumnoun

   Synonyms:
   void, empty space, vacuity

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1. List of paraphrases for "vacuum":

   empty, void, unladen, gap, depression, emptiness, blank, loophole, load, lacuna, suction

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1. Antony Dapiran:

   All of it speaks to the absence of leadership from the government, when the authorities either abdicate their responsibility or disappear, as the government did for weeks last year, and/or there's no trust in the authorities, this creates a vacuum.

2. Joe Biden:

   We are meeting with nine other heads of state, not just Saudi Arabia, i want to be clear we must continue to lead in the region and not leave a vacuum that will be filled by China or Russia.

3. Jake Sullivan:

   Trump is literally leaving a vacuum for China to fill, you've got someone in the Oval Office who is fixated on steel, coal and battleships, instead of quantum computing, AI (artificial intelligence) and biotechnology.

4. Anwar Gargash:

   Am I very positive about the reach out to Iran? Yes I am. Am I very positive that Iran will change its regional course? I have to say I am more realistic here, but I am betting Iran is also concerned about vacuum and escalation. we are all worried very much by a looming cold war. That is bad news for all of us, because the idea of choosing is problematic in the international system, and I think this is not going to be an easy ride.

5. James Reda:

   What you don’t want is an emergency replacement of your CEO, because that could be a disaster, you don’t want to throw the company into more chaos, which could happen if there’s a vacuum at the top.