UNOCCUPIED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

unoccupied

adjective

Definition of unoccupied

as in vacant

not being used, filled up, or lived in an unoccupied house About half of the seats were unoccupied when the concert started. A third of the beds at the hospital were unoccupied.

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Recent Examples of unoccupied Authorities found the pickup unoccupied and began searching surrounding rice fields with assistance from the California Highway Patrol and Yolo deputies. — Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Deputies found three bullet holes in a trash can and one through the windshield of an unoccupied Dodge Challenger, according to the report. — David Goodhue, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 Neither the athlete-plaintiffs nor the NCAA has clarified how many roster spots are unoccupied in the 2026–27 season. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026 The rig first crushed a construction trailer with two workers inside and an unoccupied car, Sanchez said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unoccupied

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Adjective

Kaikobad recalled a time when roughly 70% to 75% of downtown commercial spaces were vacant.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
The Fresh Market of Shawnee, part of the El Mercado Fresco family of brands, is now open in the long-vacant space.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of vacant

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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

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unofficial

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