unfilled

adjective

Definition of unfillednext
as in available

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Recent Examples of unfilled Two-thirds of schools in the department have unfilled teacher positions, according to a union survey. — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026 When budgets are tight and open roles remain unfilled, existing employees are often asked to absorb additional responsibilities to keep work moving. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Continue reading … HELP WANTED — CEO sounds alarm as 'six-figure jobs' go unfilled amid worker shortage. — FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Andai says Miami String meets a critical need, especially in serving Miami music students, that would otherwise likely go unfilled. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfilled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfilled
  1. available
  2. unoccupied
  3. unfurnished
  4. hollow
  5. unattended
  6. uninhabited
Adjective
  • Rolapp, meanwhile, said in January there was no guarantee the program that brought Koepka back would be available again.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • So the other, cheaper bird that’s for sale — the $2,000 bird that a clerk might have told her about — is that available in-house, or is that a special order?
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of available
Adjective
  • With the help of license plate readers and other investigative efforts, police located the pickup near Clement and Mendocino avenues, which was unoccupied.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • An unoccupied vehicle was stuck on the railroad tracks and was hit by a train, police said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of unoccupied
Adjective
  • Though pictured largely unfurnished, the area looks well-proportioned, with room for a sofa and a coffee table, plus an entertainment center, even if those trademark sloping walls might make installing some furniture a little awkward.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The unfurnished apartment building is tailored toward graduate students and, during the current school year, cost either $545 or $720 in monthly rent for a studio and one bedroom respectively, according to Marquette University webpages.
    — David Clarey, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of unfurnished
Adjective
  • Researchers constructed a hollow fiber membrane lined on the outside with palladium nanoparticles rather than attacking PFAS in open water.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The squash should sound hollow when tapped, similar to a watermelon.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of hollow
Adjective
  • That bag had been left unattended in a printer room, the FBI said, where security personnel found it and discovered another Seeed device inside.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • That same day, OpenAI security found another recording device inside an unattended bag belonging to Alfozan, alongside his identification and wallet, prosecutors said.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of unattended
Adjective
  • Researchers from the Archaeological Legacy Institute and Purdue University embarked this month on the Taraia Object expedition in Nikumaroro, an uninhabited coral atoll in the Phoenix Islands belonging to the Republic of Kiribati.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • An uninhabited volcanic island in the Southern Ocean used to be home to the largest penguin colony in the world — but not anymore.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of uninhabited

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“Unfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfilled. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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