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

Examples of uninhabited in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The teenager, who was Black, had traveled to the uninhabited island with a group of friends from high school, all of whom were white. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

In 2002, Morocco and Spain had a standoff after both sent forces to a small uninhabited island off Ceuta. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 31 July 2026

Hundreds of firefighters in Castellón and the Valencia region remain deployed as fires continue burning in largely uninhabited areas. — Npr's International Desk, NPR, 29 July 2026

Most spend their lives at sea or hauled out on remote, uninhabited islands far from anyone. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1571, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uninhabited

• cohabited
• inhabited
• habited