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 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 Either way, with only 12-13 full moons per year, there may now be fewer than 52 more uninhabited full moons left to see. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 Evidently the ghost town of Albemarle was not quite uninhabited. — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026 About 200 people were on the uninhabited beach island celebrating the holiday that day, Crump said. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for uninhabited

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And being on a deserted island, there were no tourists, nothing.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
Yet with a lack of funds, officials halted further work, leaving the stands partially destroyed and deserted.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

Definition of deserted

Adjective

The brick building was unoccupied at the time, officials said.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
On June 20, an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi encountered heavy smoke that obscured an active emergency fire scene that was not cordoned off with cones, the company wrote in its report.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Definition of unoccupied

Adjective

John Mozeliak just had the best day by an Angels front-office member in about a decade, replenishing a barren farm system with nine prospects after a handful of trades.

— Levi Weaver, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Sprawling acres of largely barren farmland, still owned by the sugarcane plantations that dominated the islands’ economy for a century, line the side of the highway here, gently sloping toward the craggy green cliffs of the Waimea Canyon.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of barren

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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

The airport says the Denver Police Department Bomb Squad checked the unattended luggage and later cleared the bag.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Updating one’s self-image requires conscious effort; left unattended, the mind defaults to its familiar version.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of unattended

Adjective

Along with the heavy-duty foundation raft, the tower consisted of a hollow concrete core running the complete height of the building, tapering from 35 ft (11 m) at the base to 22 ft (7 m) at the top, with a corresponding thinning of the core walls.

— David Szondy August 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
That sounds hollow when women’s basketball players are leading the largest college-athlete union campaign yet.

— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 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

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