UNINHABITED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

uninhabited

adjective

Definition of uninhabited

as in deserted

of a place not lived in by people a small uninhabited island

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Recent Examples of uninhabited Hundreds of firefighters in Castellón and the Valencia region remain deployed as fires continue burning in largely uninhabited areas. — Npr's International Desk, NPR, 29 July 2026 Most spend their lives at sea or hauled out on remote, uninhabited islands far from anyone. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The couple’s plans also include turning the nearby, uninhabited island of Sazan, a former Cold War era military base, into a resort. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 Evidently the ghost town of Albemarle was not quite uninhabited. — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for uninhabited

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Adjective

The red-brick Southeast Lighthouse, perched atop the Mohegan Bluffs, is all but deserted.

— Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026
As long a there’s a full-serve station within a mile or two, in the middle of the night, your car will wander off down deserted streets at low speed, and fill up.

— Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of deserted

Adjective

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

Definition of unoccupied

Adjective

Much of the lunar surface is pretty barren, but the South Pole, and Shackleton Crater in particular, offers some of the most coveted real estate there.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
Despite being named after a mineral that’s most often found in barren deserts, turquoise nails are making a splash this summer.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of barren

Adjective

El Dorado County voters will have a new supervisor in the 4th District, as voters cast their ballots Tuesday on the vacated seat this primary election.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
The Idaho Senate majority leader will face a challenger, and two hopefuls will vie for a vacated House seat in legislative District 22 in the upcoming GOP primary.

— Rose Evans May 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026

Definition of vacated

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

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

According to the gallery, the 25-minute film is set in a semi-abandoned hotel near Tokyo and reimagines the Greek myth of the goddess Persephone’s abduction by Hades.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026
The city has been overwhelmed in recent years by an influx of abandoned and stray dogs and puppies.

— Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of abandoned

Adjective

After coming up empty all night, the Angels finally broke the scoreless tie in the eighth.

— Kyle Glaser, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2026
The luxury pods — complete with lie-flat beds and sliding privacy doors — could be entirely off-limits when departure day rolls around, sitting completely empty at 35,000 feet.

— Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

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