Synonyms for empty-handed
emp·ty-hand·ed

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1. empty-handed, unrewardedadjective

   having acquired or gained nothing

   "the returned from the negotiations empty-handed"

   Synonyms:
   unrewarded

   Antonyms:
   successful, full

2. empty-handedadjective

   carrying nothing in the hands

   Synonyms:
   unrewarded

   Antonyms:
   full, successful

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1. Chris Constantine:

   They're not going to go home empty-handed, so they make poor choices and dive without carefully evaluating the conditions, or worse yet, diving when the conditions are poor so they don't feel like they've wasted their time and gas money.

2. Haruyuki Takahashi:

   You don't go empty-handed. That's common sense.

3. Troy Carter:

   I remain hopeful that our Louisiana delegation will not throw the bipartisan history of infrastructure negotiations out the window, i'm grateful that Sen. Cassidy stands with me in this effort. I don't plan to return to my constituents empty-handed.

4. Miles Mikolas:

   I’m a little over it. I mean it stinks, to get that close and then kind of come up empty-handed, that’s a great outing. I’ll be real proud that I gave the bullpen kind of another night off. I know we need it with the doubleheader. I’m happy – but deep down it kind of stinks.

5. Hans Scholl:

   “It's high time that Christians made up their minds to do something . . . What are we going to show in the way of resistance-as compared to the Communists, for instance-when all this terror is over? We will be standing empty-handed. We will have no answer when we are asked: What did you do about it? ”