Synonyms of black hole

black hole

noun

as in emptiness

empty space

discovered that there was a black hole in the library's collection with regard to her topic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emptiness
• vacancy
• void
• blank
• gap
• blankness
• vacuity
• vacuum
• cavity
• open
• nothingness
• air
• hole
• waste
• hollowness
• inane
• hollow
• barrenness
• bleakness
• desolateness
• bareness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fullness
• repleteness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of black hole

The Nobel committee said IceCube would take neutrino astronomy to a new level, providing information about cosmic phenomena that are hidden behind dust clouds and distant space objects such as black holes. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

In May, for example, astronomers suggested that a lunar-mass PBH might have been spotted drifting through the halo of our Milky Way, but follow-up work suggested the sighting was a variable star, not a black hole. — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026

The team's findings reveal clear fingerprints of the impact black hole jets have in disrupting potential star-forming material even right out to the circumgalactic medium. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Soaking the suburbs over parking is reminiscent of other foolish, revenue-grabbing ideas, such as a congestion tax aimed at outsiders as a way to gin up money to cover Chicago’s ever-present budget black hole. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026