uninhabited
adjective
un·in·hab·it·ed
ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-təd 
: not occupied or lived in by people : not inhabited
an uninhabited island/house
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Panic at being lost … The house looked uninhabited.
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Joel M. Vance, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
A little over a century later, reaching the world’s only uninhabited continent is a decidedly more glamorous affair.
—Brad Japhe, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
In 1699, the French frigate Maurepas sinks off the coast of an uninhabited part of Panama, taking with it a load full of gold, silver and jewels gifted from Charles II of Spain to King Louis XIV of France.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
Vaindloo -- Estonia's most northernmost point -- has an area of just 15 acres, but the uninhabited island sits at a strategic choke point.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Joel M. Vance, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
A little over a century later, reaching the world’s only uninhabited continent is a decidedly more glamorous affair.
—Brad Japhe, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
In 1699, the French frigate Maurepas sinks off the coast of an uninhabited part of Panama, taking with it a load full of gold, silver and jewels gifted from Charles II of Spain to King Louis XIV of France.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
Vaindloo -- Estonia's most northernmost point -- has an area of just 15 acres, but the uninhabited island sits at a strategic choke point.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Uninhabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabited. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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