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 phone was deliberately dropped over uninhabited terrain to reduce any risk to people on the ground. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Romania’s Defense Ministry said an unidentified drone crashed and burned in an uninhabited area near the Ukrainian border. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Mbaginta’o came from the Anga people, then known as the Kukukuku, who lived in a more remote region than the Fore, surrounded by uninhabited forest and steep mountains. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Fragments appeared to have fallen in an uninhabited area between two villages. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1571, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uninhabited

• cohabited
• inhabited
• habited