Another Word for Empty

Mild · A little, in the background

flat

Your mood has no highs or lows, just a level sameness.

meh

Casual shrug of a word for a day with no spark.

blah

Informal, for feeling dull and unmotivated without being sad.

listless

Low energy and low interest, like you are drifting.

unfulfilled

Something you do regularly is not giving back what it used to.

blank

Your mind or feelings go quiet when you expected a reaction.

restless

Empty with an itch, wanting something but not knowing what.

Moderate · Clearly there, hard to ignore

hollow

Things look fine from outside, but nothing feels solid inside.

drained

Empty because you gave everything away and have not refilled.

numb

Feelings seem switched off, good and bad alike.

aimless

Empty of direction, unsure what you are working toward.

disconnected

You feel cut off from people or from yourself.

lonely

The emptiness is specifically about missing closeness with others.

purposeless

The gap is about meaning, not mood.

spent

Used up after a long stretch of effort or caring.

Intense · Strong, taking over

desolate

Bleak and abandoned, like a landscape with nobody in it.

void

A deep absence that feels like it swallows everything else.

bereft

Empty because something or someone precious was taken away.

dead inside

Blunt informal phrase for total emotional shutdown.

barren

Nothing seems able to grow or bring joy right now.

soulless

Your days feel mechanical, stripped of any meaning.

despairing

Emptiness joined by the belief that nothing will change.

I feel empty after work.

I feel drained after work, like I gave the whole tank away.

My weekend felt empty.

My weekend felt aimless, with no plan and nothing to look forward to.

Since she moved, the house feels empty.

Since she moved, I feel lonely in a house that used to be loud.

I got the promotion and felt empty.

I got the promotion and felt strangely hollow about it.

Everything just feels empty lately.

Everything feels flat lately, no lows but no highs either.