UNFILLED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

unfilled

adjective

Definition of unfilled

as in available

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Recent Examples of unfilled When combined with the more than 2,300 support staff vacancies, the total number of unfilled positions is even higher than the year before. — Andrew Spar, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 While the state has many unfilled jobs in various categories, there are difficulties in hiring in some professions, leading to high amounts of overtime in the Connecticut state budget, officials said. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Denver is facing a $200 million budget deficit in 2026 and has laid off 169 city workers, cut city services and left hundreds of city jobs unfilled because of the budget squeeze. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Because job description requirements have become unrealistic, roles remain unfilled or employers end up paying higher wages for more experienced talent. — Michelle Sims, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfilled

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Adjective

There is no doubt the quality of players that managers have available plays a massive part in how expressive their style becomes but as ideas go, Luis Enrique’s use of his wide players last season definitely set PSG apart.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The good news is that there are plenty of platforms available with many emerging almost daily.

— Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of available

Adjective

Cage is reportedly the owner of the mansion on California's south coast, according to The Los Angeles Times and NBC News, which reports that the home is unoccupied and that there was a gas leak due to the sinkhole.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Focus happened to have a slot that was unoccupied in their fall slate.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of unoccupied

Adjective

Though pictured largely unfurnished, the area looks well-proportioned, with room for a sofa and a coffee table, plus an entertainment center, even if those trademark sloping walls might make installing some furniture a little awkward.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
The unfurnished apartment building is tailored toward graduate students and, during the current school year, cost either $545 or $720 in monthly rent for a studio and one bedroom respectively, according to Marquette University webpages.

— David Clarey, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025

Definition of unfurnished

Adjective

That part is too real, too disturbing, and Barrett’s hollow script avoids tackling the subject head on.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Today, military forces use ram-air paragliders, which consist of canopies made of flexible, ram-air wings with an upper and lower shell connected by internal fabric ribs to form hollow cells.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of hollow

Adjective

Chaparral boosts logistics Recently, Elroy Air expanded the capabilities of its autonomous Chaparral cargo aircraft with three unattended delivery modes developed for the US Army.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
The man, identified in the records as 50-year-old Jason Dale Bailey, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and striking an unattended vehicle, according to a report of his death made to the Texas Attorney General’s Office.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of unattended

Adjective

Biscayne 21, now an uninhabited shell, sits on a bayfront slice of Edgewater, a high-end residential neighborhood just north of downtown Miami.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
The phone was deliberately dropped over uninhabited terrain to reduce any risk to people on the ground.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

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