unfilled

adjective

un·​filled ˌən-ˈfild 

: not filled

an unfilled bottle

unfilled spaces

a vacancy left unfilled

an unfilled order

Examples of unfilled in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than 365,000 classrooms were staffed by teachers lacking full certification, while another 45,000 positions remained entirely unfilled. — Tiffany Thenor, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Staff positions were consolidated or left unfilled; some were cut. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

By 2030, about 74% of the semiconductor industry’s unfilled roles will be in manufacturing and 60% in engineering, the study found. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Maddock said the state should see a $2 million increase to the school aid budget and cuts to what Republicans call phantom jobs or phantom employees, positions that are budgeted for but have remained unfilled. — Elle Meyers, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unfilled

• redistilled
• semiskilled
• unfulfilled
• backfilled
• distilled
• fulfilled
• infilled
• instilled
• rebuild
• refilled
• unskilled
• untilled