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 property at 564 Pearl has been unoccupied since it was purchased by the adjacent Bishop’s School in September 2021 and the Jack in the Box abruptly closed. —Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026

Just this one hotel, and all the other islands entirely unoccupied. —Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026

That December the city, with money received in the legal settlement, paid to demolish the hotel, a centerpiece of downtown Marysville in its day that had gone unoccupied for more than 40 years. —Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Mareno’s motorcycle then spun across three lanes, striking an unoccupied 2017 Infinite Q50 stopped on the shoulder of the expressway, cops said. —Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 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