2
: containing nothing
void space
5
a
: being without something specified : devoid
a nature void of all malice
b
: having no members or examples
specifically, of a suit
: having no cards represented in a particular hand
voidness
noun
voided; voiding; voids
: to eliminate solid or liquid waste from the body
voider
noun
Synonyms
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Examples of void in a Sentence
Adjective
This sales offer is void where prohibited by law.
an agreement is void if obtained by force
Noun
the great voids between galaxies
a repressed memory that left a huge void in her recollection of her adolescent years
Verb
The judge voided the contract.
Any unauthorized repairs will void the warranty.
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TIME.com, 1 Nov. 2024
And 90% of the movie, including stuff that’s like interdimensional void stuff, all was actually at that farm.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2024
Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Instead, state and local election officials are trying to fill the void.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Tesla’s board and Musk were hit June 6 with another suit over his $56 billion pay package that a judge voided in January — ahead of a June 13 shareholder proxy vote on whether the company should resurrect it.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Search is void in the Balkans, Belarus, Burma, Cote D’ivoire (Ivory Coast), Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Zimbabwe and where prohibited by law.
—TIME.com, 1 Nov. 2024
And 90% of the movie, including stuff that’s like interdimensional void stuff, all was actually at that farm.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2024
Noun
Fortunately, Carpenter was willing to fill the void and ended up making her festival headlining debut at the three-day event in August at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Instead, state and local election officials are trying to fill the void.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
California has its own state law forbidding the sale of such gun kits, but state attorneys said the state ban would not be as effective if the federal regulation were voided.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Tesla’s board and Musk were hit June 6 with another suit over his $56 billion pay package that a judge voided in January — ahead of a June 13 shareholder proxy vote on whether the company should resurrect it.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Void.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/void. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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void
2 of 3 noun1
: empty space
2
: a feeling of want or hollowness
void
3 of 3 verb
: to make void
void a contract
Medical Definition
void
transitive verb
: to discharge or emit
void urine
: to eliminate solid or liquid waste from the body
frequent voiding
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