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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Nancy Pelosi:

   We talked about weapons that Putin is using, weapons prohibited in the Geneva Conventions, including cluster bombs and vacuum bombs, which caused severe suffering.

2. Mitch McConnell:

   If not arrested, withdrawing from Syria will invite more of the chaos that breeds terrorism and creates a vacuum our adversaries will certainly fill.

3. Randall Kromm:

   There is this argument that he was precluded from testifying, but he chose not to testify, it's very difficult to judge in a vacuum because we don't know what he thought he would say.

4. Steve Vladeck:

   Roe wasn't decided in a vacuum ; it's part of a larger understanding of The Constitution that recognizes a right to privacy in text that doesn't expressly identify it, if there's a majority of Supreme Court justices no longer willing to recognize such a right in the context of abortion -- indeed, who believe Supreme Court should never have recognized Supreme Court -- then that calls into question those other rights, as well.

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.