Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with empty in American Collocation
empty
adjective
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈempti/
half
half
Some reservoirs across Britain are half empty after the driest August and September since records began.
almost
almost
nearly
practically
virtually
The pub was almost empty.
to a large degree
largely
mostly
The harbour is tiny and is now mostly empty.
completely
completely
quite
totally
Most of the buildings appeared completely empty.
rather
fairly
pretty
rather
relatively
Much to my surprise, the departure lounge is relatively empty.
in a strange way
eerily
strangely
The streets were strangely empty of traffic.