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blank

[blangk] / blæŋk /
ADJECTIVE
clear; empty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bare barren untouched unused vacant
STRONG
clean empty pale plain virgin virginal void white
WEAK
fresh new spotless uncompleted unfilled unmarked
Antonyms
STRONGEST
full
STRONG
dirty filled
WEAK
habited occupied
ADJECTIVE
expressionless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dull hollow immobile impassive lifeless meaningless vacant
STRONG
empty stiff stupid
WEAK
deadpan fruitless inane inexpressive inscrutable masklike noncommittal poker-faced uncommunicative unexpressive vacuous vague
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lively meaningful sensitive
WEAK
animated aware excited filled
ADJECTIVE
dumbfounded
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dazed
STRONG
bewildered confounded confused disconcerted muddled nonplussed stupefied
WEAK
at a loss awestruck uncomprehending wonderstruck
Antonyms
STRONG
clear oriented understanding
WEAK
aware
ADJECTIVE
absolute, utter
Synonyms
STRONG
complete perfect regular sheer total
WEAK
downright out-and-out outright straight-out thorough unconditional unqualified
Antonyms
STRONG
imperfect incomplete
NOUN
empty space
Synonyms
STRONGEST
void
STRONG
abyss cavity chasm emptiness gap gulf hiatus hole hollow hollowness interstice interval lacuna nihility nothingness nullity omission opening preterition pretermission skip vacancy vacuity vacuum womb
WEAK
tabula rasa
Antonyms
STRONG
fullness solid

Example Sentences

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“It was a blank canvas for us to play and experiment,” she recalls a decade later.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Stuf’s business model means it doesn’t put up new buildings with blank facades, but neither does it bring new life to existing commercial strips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The listing at the time described it as a “clean, blank space” that was just waiting for an owner to put their own spin on it.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Its Bluesky page, meanwhile, was left conspicuously blank.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

They saw a blank space on the wall and some iron hooks.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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