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"clears", "endorses", "indorses", "permits", "sanctions", "warrants", "commands", "decrees", "mandates", "orders", "prescribes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove the contents of":{ "examples":[ "the seller has promised to void the house of all furniture" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "empties", "evacuates", "vacates" ], "near synonyms":[ "depletes", "drains", "eliminates", "exhausts", "wastes", "bleeds", "draws (off)", "cleans", "flushes", "purges", "scours", "sweeps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "fills", "loads" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "voicelessly":{ "as in silently , soundlessly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inaudibly", "silently", "soundlessly", "faintly", "feebly", "low", "noiselessly", "quietly", "softly" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloud", "audibly", "out", "out loud", "verbally", "vocally", "clearly", "discernibly", "distinctly", "distinguishably", "perceptibly", "plainly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "voiced":{ "expressed or communicated 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"spoke out", "spoke up", "chimed in", "communicated", "conveyed", "put across", "put over", "offered", "submitted" ], "near antonyms":[ "censored", "restrained", "restricted" ], "antonyms":[ "stifled", "suppressed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "voidances":{ "as in annulments , invalidations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "annulments", "invalidations", "neutralizations", "nullifications", "abandonments", "abortions", "callings", "cancellations", "cancelations", "droppings", "recalls", "recisions", "repeals", "rescissions", "revocations", "abolishments", "abolitions", "endings", "terminations", "relinquishments", "surrenders", "reversals", "rollbacks" ], "near antonyms":[ "continuations", "beginnings", "commencements", "initiations", "engagements", "undertakings" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "voice mails":{ "as in messages , conference calls":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "callbacks", "cold calls", "conference calls", 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"legitimation", "legitimization", "validation", "passing", "ratification", "approval", "authorization", "clearance", "endorsement", "indorsement", "permission", "sanctioning", "commandment", "decreeing", "mandating", "ordering", "prescription" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put an end to by formal action":{ "examples":[ "the court's decision voided the will", "the cashier voided the sale when the customer realized his wallet was at home" ], "synonyms":[ "abating", "abolishing", "abrogating", "annulling", "avoiding", "canceling", "cancelling", "disannulling", "dissolving", "invalidating", "negating", "nullifying", "nulling", "quashing", "repealing", "rescinding", "rolling back", "striking down", "vacating" ], "near synonyms":[ "countermanding", "overriding", "overruling", "overturning", "vetoing", "aborting", "calling", "calling off", "dropping", "recalling", "retracting", "reversing", "revoking", "suspending", "withdrawing", "banning", "enjoining", "forbidding", "outlawing", "prohibiting", "disallowing", "dismissing", "rejecting", "annihilating", "breaking down", "eliminating", "eradicating", "erasing", "liquidating", "removing", "throwing out", "writing off" ], "near antonyms":[ "enacting", "laying down", "legislating", "establishing", "founding", "instituting", "formalizing", "legalizing", "legitimating", "legitimizing", "validating", "passing", "ratifying", "allowing", "approving", "authorizing", "clearing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "permitting", "sanctioning", "warranting", "commanding", "decreeing", "mandating", "ordering", "prescribing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove the contents of":{ "examples":[ "the seller has promised to void the house of all furniture" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing", "emptying", "evacuating", "vacating" ], "near synonyms":[ "depleting", "draining", "eliminating", "exhausting", "wasting", "bleeding", "drawing (off)", "cleaning", "flushing", "purging", "scouring", "sweeping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "filling", "loading" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "voice":{ "the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion":{ "examples":[ "everyone will have a voice in the decision of where to go for our vacation" ], "synonyms":[ "say", "say-so", "vote" ], "near synonyms":[ "part", "role", "r\u00f4le", "share", "ballot", "enfranchisement", "franchise", "suffrage", "belief", "conviction", "judgment", "judgement", "opinion", "sentiment", "view" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an act, process, or means of putting something into words":{ "examples":[ "a publisher who used his newspaper as a voice for his extreme conservatism" ], "synonyms":[ "articulation", "expression", "formulation", "phrasing", "statement", "utterance", "verbalism", "wording" ], "near synonyms":[ "outlet", "vent", "observation", "reflection", "remark", "thought", "speech", "tongue" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one who sings":{ "examples":[ "one of the great voices of her generation" ], "synonyms":[ "caroler", "caroller", "singer", "songster", "vocalist", "vocalizer" ], "near synonyms":[ "belter", "crooner", "harmonizer", "hummer", "warbler", "yodeler", "serenader", "cantor", "chanter", "chorister", "chansonnier", "chanteuse", "songstress", "bard", "troubadour" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)":{ "examples":[ "voiced a suggestion about where to go" ], "synonyms":[ "air", "expound", "express", "give", "look", "raise", "sound", "state", "vent", "ventilate" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertise", "announce", "declare", "enounce", "enunciate", "proclaim", "say", "broadcast", "circulate", "disseminate", "publish", "describe", "write", "write up", "sound off", "speak out", "speak up", "chime in", "communicate", "convey", "put across", "put over", "offer", "submit" ], "near antonyms":[ "censor", "restrain", "restrict" ], "antonyms":[ "stifle", "suppress" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "voicelessness":{ "as in inarticulacy , inarticulateness":{ "examples":[], 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one could imagine" ], "synonyms":[ "bare", "blank", "clean", "devoid", "empty", "stark", "toom", "vacant", "vacuous" ], "near synonyms":[ "barren", "hollow", "available", "clear", "free", "open", "unfilled", "unfurnished", "unattended", "uninhabited", "unoccupied", "abandoned", "deserted", "emptied", "forsaken", "vacated", "depleted", "drained", "dry", "exhausted" ], "near antonyms":[ "complete", "replete", "furnished", "provided", "supplied", "filled", "occupied", "flush", "overflowing", "packed", "teeming" ], "antonyms":[ "full" ] }, "utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected":{ "examples":[ "entirely void of common sense" ], "synonyms":[ "bankrupt", "bare", "barren", "bereft", "destitute", "devoid" ], "near synonyms":[ "blank", "empty", "innocent", "stark", "vacant", "wanting", "deficient", "fragmental", "fragmentary", "incomplete", "insufficient", "partial", "short", "absent", "missing" ], "near antonyms":[ "furnished", "provided", "supplied", "brimming", "bulging", "bursting", "chock-full", "chockful", "crammed", "crowded", "fat", "jammed", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed", "saturated", "stuffed", "abounding", "swarming", "teeming", "thick", "thronging" ], "antonyms":[ "filled", "flush", "fraught", "full", "replete", "rife" ] }, "left unoccupied or unused":{ "examples":[ "the cornfields lay void under a blanket of snow" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoned", "derelict", "deserted", "desolate", "disused", "forgotten", "forsaken", "rejected", "vacant", "vacated" ], "near synonyms":[ "ignored", "neglected", "unattended", "untended", "castaway", "cast-off", "discarded", "jettisoned", "junked", "refuse", "waste", "godforsaken", "miserable", "shabby", "wretched", "empty", "idle" ], "near antonyms":[ "reclaimed", "recovered", "redeemed", "rescued", "retrieved", "salvaged", "saved", "reconditioned", "rehabbed", "rehabilitated", "restored", "repeopled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an incomplete or deficient area":{ "examples":[ "a repressed memory that left a huge void in her recollection of her adolescent years" ], "synonyms":[ "gap", "hiatus", "hole", "lacuna", "space" ], "near synonyms":[ "defectiveness", "detriment", "disability", "failing", "fault", "impairment", "weakness", "deficiency", "deficit", "imperfection", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "incompleteness", "insufficience", "insufficiency", "lack", "need", "shortcoming", "shortfall", "want" ], "near antonyms":[ "completeness", "fullness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "empty space":{ "examples":[ "those ancient travelers who traversed those vast watery voids between the islands of Oceania" ], "synonyms":[ "black hole", "blank", "blankness", "emptiness", "vacancy", "vacuity" ], "near synonyms":[ "nothingness", "inane", "vacuum", "air", "open", "waste", "bareness", "barrenness", "bleakness", "desolateness", "hollowness", "cavity", "gap", "hole", "hollow" ], "near antonyms":[ "fullness", "fulness", "repleteness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)":{ "examples":[ "the 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"call", "call off", "drop", "recall", "retract", "reverse", "revoke", "suspend", "withdraw", "ban", "enjoin", "forbid", "outlaw", "prohibit", "disallow", "dismiss", "reject", "annihilate", "break down", "eliminate", "eradicate", "erase", "liquidate", "remove", "throw out", "write off" ], "near antonyms":[ "enact", "lay down", "legislate", "establish", "found", "institute", "formalize", "legalize", "legitimate", "legitimize", "validate", "pass", "ratify", "allow", "approve", "authorize", "clear", "endorse", "indorse", "permit", "sanction", "warrant", "command", "decree", "mandate", "order", "prescribe" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove the contents of":{ "examples":[ "the seller has promised to void the house of all furniture" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "empty", "evacuate", "vacate" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplete", "drain", "eliminate", "exhaust", "waste", "bleed", "draw (off)", "clean", "flush", "purge", "scour", "sweep" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "fill", "load" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "voices":{ "the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion":{ "examples":[ "everyone will have a voice in the decision of where to go for our vacation" ], "synonyms":[ "says", "say-sos", "votes" ], "near synonyms":[ "parts", "roles", "r\u00f4les", "shares", "ballots", "enfranchisements", "franchises", "suffrages", "beliefs", "convictions", "judgments", "judgements", "opinions", "sentiments", "views" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an act, process, or means of putting something into words":{ "examples":[ "a publisher who used his newspaper as a voice for his extreme conservatism" ], "synonyms":[ "articulations", "expressions", "formulations", "phrasings", "statements", "utterances", "verbalisms", "wordings" ], "near synonyms":[ "outlets", "vents", "observations", "reflections", "remarks", "thoughts", "speeches", "tongues" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one who sings":{ "examples":[ "one of the great voices of her generation" ], 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"type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }