UNFILLED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

unfilled

adjective

Definition of unfilled

as in available

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Recent Examples of unfilled Also unfilled is the job of assistant health secretary for preparedness and response. — CBS News, 30 July 2026 The interior ministry, which is responsible for emergency planning and oversees the police force, currently has at least 30,000 unfilled positions. — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026 The grand jury in late April reported in April that 21% of the jail’s staff positions were unfilled, including a 50% vacancy rate at the South Lake Tahoe facility. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026 The current vacancies will thus remain unfilled for the foreseeable future, with more looming as terms expire towards the end of the year. — Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfilled

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Adjective

Bristol Myers Squibb, or BMS, has a program to make its drugs available in lower-income countries.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
All in all, there is a fair amount of flexibility to add further signings or players currently available for sale or loan who fail to secure moves away from Stamford Bridge.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of available

Adjective

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

Definition of unoccupied

Adjective

The room itself, shown unfurnished, has space for a double bed and storage, as well as enough headroom to stand upright comfortably, which is always a nice bonus in a tiny house.

— Adam Williams May 29, New Atlas, 29 May 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

Other indications of decay include hollow areas, crumbling wood, and peeling bark.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026
To further enhance stability, PXG constructed the One & Done ZT with a hollow-body 303 stainless steel chassis filled with its proprietary S COR™ polymer.

— Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of hollow

Adjective

Sawtooth National Forest officials have determined the fire was human-caused from an unattended campfire used to cook food near Alturas Lake on July 11 or July 12.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2026
The publication cited officials in North Dakota as saying the death was classified as unattended, meaning there were no witnesses there at the time.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of unattended

Adjective

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

Definition of uninhabited

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