come up empty (Meaning)
come up empty
to rise in rank or status, to produce especially in dealing with a problem or challenge, rise entry 1 sense 4, to come to attention or consideration, rise sense 6, to occur in the course of time, to come to attention, to come near, to turn out to be, to fail to achieve a desired result, grow up, to come near or approach
Synonyms & Antonyms of come up empty
Synonyms:
- crash
- wash out
- decline
- tank
- come a cropper
- lay an egg
- fall on one's face
- bomb
- crater
- flunk
- founder
- die on the vine
- flame out
Antonyms:
come up empty Sentence Examples
- After searching relentlessly, the treasure hunters came up empty-handed.
- The medical tests came up empty, leaving doctors baffled by the patient's symptoms.
- Despite hours of brainstorming, the team came up empty with ideas for a new marketing campaign.
- The police investigation came up empty, offering no clues about the perpetrator.
- The accountant's audit came up empty, revealing no evidence of financial irregularities.
- The excavation efforts came up empty, failing to unearth any artifacts or fossils.
- The scientific experiment came up empty, yielding no significant results.
- The journalist's interview came up empty, as the subject declined to answer any questions.
- The investment portfolio came up empty, losing all its value due to a market crash.
- The lottery ticket came up empty, dashing hopes of a life-changing fortune.
FAQs About the word come up empty
to rise in rank or status, to produce especially in dealing with a problem or challenge, rise entry 1 sense 4, to come to attention or consideration, rise sense
come to grief, flop, fold, strike out,collapse, fall short, fail, struggle, fall flat, miss
succeed,go, deliver, click, come off, go over, work out, flourish, win, triumph
After searching relentlessly, the treasure hunters came up empty-handed.
The medical tests came up empty, leaving doctors baffled by the patient's symptoms.
Despite hours of brainstorming, the team came up empty with ideas for a new marketing campaign.
The police investigation came up empty, offering no clues about the perpetrator.
