unoccupied

adjective

un·​oc·​cu·​pied ˌən-ˈä-kyə-ˌpīd 

: not occupied: such as

a

: not busy : unemployed

b

: not lived in : empty

Examples of unoccupied in a Sentence

About half of the seats were unoccupied when the concert started.

A third of the beds at the hospital were unoccupied.

Recent Examples on the Web

The pedestrian was hit by an SUV driver (doing 35mph in the 30mph zone, not uncommon speeding for Texas) and his body thrown over 30 feet into the oncoming lane, where an unoccupied Waymo robotaxi was traveling. — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The Minnetonka Police Department says an officer's unoccupied vehicle hit and injured a burglary suspect Monday morning near George Floyd Square in south Minneapolis. — Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Lucas Gomez-Quintero, 19, is facing charges of armed burglary, two counts of accessory after the fact, loitering and burglary of an unoccupied structure. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

Lackey was charged with unarmed burglary of an unoccupied conveyance, criminal mischief and interruption of critical infrastructure, according to the booking report. — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unoccupied

• acetamide
• acetonide
• acidified
• antimonide
• beatified
• benzaldehyde
• borohydride
• chalcogenide
• commodified
• decalcified
• declassified
• disaccharide

Kids Definition

unoccupied

adjective

un·​oc·​cu·​pied ˌən-ˈäk-yə-ˌpīd 

ˈən-

1

: not busy : unemployed

2

: not occupied : empty