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 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 Romania’s Defense Ministry said an unidentified drone crashed and burned in an uninhabited area near the Ukrainian border. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 In 2002, Morocco and Spain had a standoff after both sent forces to a small uninhabited island off Ceuta. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for uninhabited

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Adjective

Supporting this theory, the population of Lauriacum increased threefold over the next fifty years, with the deserted settlement now being used as a quarry.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
On the other side of the dark matter manhole, the pair find themselves on a deserted planet which seems to have already been utterly destroyed.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of deserted

Adjective

With the help of license plate readers and other investigative efforts, police located the pickup near Clement and Mendocino avenues, which was unoccupied.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
An unoccupied vehicle was stuck on the railroad tracks and was hit by a train, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of unoccupied

Adjective

Centered on the town of Bawiti, this remote depression in Egypt’s Western Desert is surrounded by barren hills, date palms, hot springs and sweeping desert landscapes.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026
In Samuel Beckett's tragicomedy, two men wait beside a barren tree for someone called Godot who never arrives.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of barren

Adjective

On Monday, the department formally removed the vacated Biden-era rule from the Code of Federal Regulations and restored the earlier regulatory language.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Food Lion has since announced plans to fill the vacated space at 5706 Wyalong Drive.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of vacated

Adjective

Ranging in diameter from 1 to 3 millimeters, each FiberMotor is in fact composed of two concentric hollow polymer fibers – a wider one on the outside, with a narrower one nested inside of it.

— Ben Coxworth October 11, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
Sealed inside the crust, the wood slowly decomposed, leaving hollow molds.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of hollow

Adjective

By the time viewers reach hour 15, the staff has spent an entire shift navigating a cyberattack that forces the emergency department to abandon digital systems, a nonstop influx of Fourth of July emergencies and an abandoned baby.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of abandoned

Adjective

The former Cap City Tavern building in Denver has sat empty since leaving its Golden Triangle neighborhood home in July 2025, but that’s about to change.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
The footage shows a nearly empty parking lot and the property is temporarily closed.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026

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