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

But today a quick accounting shows the Plaza’s occupancies are slightly better than holding steady, with 28% of its 151 storefronts unoccupied. — Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

The force of that impact knocked a tire off the Colorado, sending it flying into an unoccupied Turtle Creek police car and smashing through the back window. — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Wait until the plane is fully boarded and everyone has settled into their seats before jumping into an unoccupied seat. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026

View this post on Instagram Vargas was taken to Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center), and charged with burglary of an unoccupied structure and criminal mischief. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 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