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Adjective

Empty or not occupied

Showing a lack of comprehension or reaction

To an absolute degree

Lacking ideas or inspiration

Not having or showing feeling or sympathy

Deficient in something needed or usual

Having no strong positive or negative features

Not existent

Lacking sufficient power or strength

Lacking in intelligence, or unable to comprehend ideas

Having a straight face, not revealing excessive emotion, especially amusement

Having no knowledge of a situation or fact

Noun

An empty space or period of time, especially in terms of a lack of knowledge or understanding

A printed document where information is to be provided or filled in

A space left to be filled in a document

An ineffectual person

The rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless

Not a thing besides what already exists or is present

A deep fissure in the earth's surface

An unintentional failure to notice or do something

The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one

The absence or opposite of something actual or positive

A container holding a spool of photographic film, a quantity of ink, etc., designed for insertion into a mechanism

Verb

Rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully

To give little or no attention to

Defeat or overcome with superior strength

To remove completely, leaving no trace

To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

Pronoun

An absence of anything

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Adjective

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Empty or not occupied

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“He was an empty vessel, a blank template waiting to be completed.”

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Showing a lack of comprehension or reaction

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

colourless^UK

colorless^US

impossible to interpret

pokerfaced

cool, calm and collected

referring to eyes blank

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

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“His face is blank but his eyes are full of hatred, confusion and fear.”

Adjective

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To an absolute degree

without qualification

focused^US

focussed^UK

lock stock and barrel

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“Those advisers who urged on him an expression of contrition as a way of finding closure met with a blank refusal.”

Adjective

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Lacking ideas or inspiration

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

uncertain which way to turn

brought to a standstill

up against a brick wall

made to scratch their head

confusticated

got

had their heads messed with

caused to be at a stand

filled with astonishment

knocked for six

filled with amazement

openmouthed

gobsmacked

lost for words

unable to believe your eyes

filled with awe

caught on the wrong foot

going round in circles

in a state of confusion

all over the place

in a muddle

not knowing whether one is coming or going

muddle-headed

disorganised^UK

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Not having or showing feeling or sympathy

Adjective

Deficient in something needed or usual

Adjective

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Having no strong positive or negative features

colourless^UK

colorless^US

anaemic^UK

anemic^US

grey^UK

gray^US

blending into the background

nothing to write home about

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

nothing to get excited about

common or garden variety

of little consequence

driveling^US

drivelling^UK

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Adjective

Not existent

phoney^UK

phony^US

idealized^US

idealised^UK

fantasized^US

fantasised^UK

flakey^US

flaky^UK

out of touch with reality

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Adjective

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Lacking sufficient power or strength

defenceless^UK

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

defenseless^US

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

anemic^US

anaemic^UK

leaving much to be desired

colourless^UK

colorless^US

grey^UK

gray^US

flavourless^UK

driveling^US

drivelling^UK

flavorless^US

nothing to write home about

not amounting to much

greyish^UK

blending into the background

sombre^UK

grayish^US

somber^US

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Adjective

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Lacking in intelligence, or unable to comprehend ideas

not the full shilling

thick as two short planks

dead from the neck up

crackpot

as thick as two short planks

flakey^US

flaky^UK

devoid of intelligence

stupidly irresponsible

without rhyme or reason

away with the fairies

not right in the head

not right upstairs

not quite right in the head

round the twist

idiosyncratic

twisted

have kangaroos in the top paddock

have bats in the belfry

mentally unbalanced

have a screw loose

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Adjective

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Having a straight face, not revealing excessive emotion, especially amusement

somber^US

sombre^UK

humorless^US

humourless^UK

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Adjective

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Having no knowledge of a situation or fact

unable to read and write

not knowing the first thing about

not having the faintest about

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Noun

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An empty space or period of time, especially in terms of a lack of knowledge or understanding

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“I was so nervous I put my slides upside down on the projector, dropped my folder and had a complete mind blank half way through.”

Noun

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A printed document where information is to be provided or filled in

Noun

A space left to be filled in a document

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“Put a word in each blank to complete the sentence.”

Noun

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An ineffectual person

“A starter pistol which only fires blanks.”

Noun

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The rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless

Noun

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Not a thing besides what already exists or is present

cipher^US

cypher^UK

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Noun

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A deep fissure in the earth's surface

wide area of difference

irreconcilable difference

difference of opinion

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An unintentional failure to notice or do something

offense^US

offence^UK

typographical mistake

putting foot in mouth

dilemma

complication

error of judgement

misreading of the situation

misdemeanor^US

misbehavior^US

cancelation^US

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The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one

non-performance of duty

non-fulfilment of duty

casualness

contributory negligence

abandonment

waters of Lethe

lack of proper care and attention

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Noun

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The absence or opposite of something actual or positive

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

cancelation^US

refusal to acknowledge

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Noun

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A container holding a spool of photographic film, a quantity of ink, etc., designed for insertion into a mechanism

armor^US

armour^UK

mold^US

mould^UK

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Verb

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Rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully

treat disrespectfully

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

give someone the brush-off

give the cold shoulder

ice out

pass up

take no notice of

give someone the go-by

give someone a slap in the face

leave out in the cold

hand someone the frozen mitt

look right through someone

look straight through someone

tell someone where to get off

kick someone in the teeth

give someone the big E

have nothing more to do with

scoff at

give a wide berth to

bin off

give someone the push

give someone the air

have nothing to do with

keep your distance from

give the cold shoulder to

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Verb

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To give little or no attention to

minimize^US

minimise^UK

not take into consideration

give something a miss

not take into account

refuse to acknowledge

give someone the brush-off

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

give the cold shoulder

give someone the go-by

tell someone where to get off

leave well enough alone

sweep something aside

pretend not to notice

trample on

deodorise^UK

deodorize^US

brush something aside

take with a pinch of salt

leave out of consideration

let bygones be bygones

ostracize^US

let fall between the cracks

bury one's head in sand

ostracise^UK

keep one's distance from

fail to take account of

give the bum's rush

throw out on your ear

tell someone to get lost

knock something on the head

pay little attention to

pass on

not heed

give the cold shoulder to

have nothing to do with

give the thumbs down to

baulk at

not accept

refrain from

not take advantage of

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Defeat or overcome with superior strength

immobilise^UK

immobilize^US

bring someone to their knees

blow out of the water

get the upper hand over

pulverize^US

defeat someone heavily

blow away

give someone a drubbing

pulverise^UK

give someone a pasting

win a resounding victory over

give someone a hiding

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

sweep someone off his

take someone's breath away

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

knock the stuffing out of

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

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To remove completely, leaving no trace

bowdlerise^UK

bowdlerize^US

axe^UK

ax^US

wipe off the face of the earth

wipe from the face of the earth

vaporize^US

vaporise^UK

neutralize^US

pulverize^US

neutralise^UK

pulverise^UK

give someone the works

take away

put paid to

terminate with extreme prejudice

sterilize^US

sterilise^UK

declare null and void

sanitize^US

sanitise^UK

give something the chop

send to the gas chambers

knock something on the head

throw out on your ear

kick out

give something a miss

wipe off face of earth

destroy root and branch

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To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

neutralise^UK

neutralize^US

baulk^UK

balk^US

upset one's apple cart

put a spoke in someone's wheel

put end to

take wind out of sails

throw monkey wrench in

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works

throw a monkey wrench into

put on back burner

throw a spanner in the works of

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw out

rule against

give the thumbs down to

demoralize^US

set someone back on their heels

demoralise^UK

worry

make self-conscious

take the wind out of someone's sails

put someone off their stroke

put off his or her stride

bring to a standstill

bring to screeching halt

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Pronoun

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An absence of anything

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