as in vacant
not being used, filled up, or lived in
an unoccupied house About half of the seats were unoccupied when the concert started. A third of the beds at the hospital were unoccupied.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unoccupied
One update followed an April crash involving an unoccupied robotaxi and a passenger vehicle in Las Vegas.
—
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2025
The area consists primarily of farmland with few homes, so the unoccupied car stuck out to the deputy.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
For unoccupied properties, the responsibility falls on the owner or agent.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Dec. 2025
Bennett noticed some of the homes in Harambee were not being maintained and some were unoccupied.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unoccupied
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2025
The area consists primarily of farmland with few homes, so the unoccupied car stuck out to the deputy.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
For unoccupied properties, the responsibility falls on the owner or agent.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Dec. 2025
Bennett noticed some of the homes in Harambee were not being maintained and some were unoccupied.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unoccupied
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unoccupied
Adjective
-
Six candidates have filed for the vacant seat left by Tundidor.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
-
Video posted on social media shows the chaos inside the massive vacant building.—
Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
-
The most decrepit and weather-worn houses appear to be empty, although a few show outward signs that they are occupied.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
-
As has been the case so often in history, an administration desperate to reverse its declining popularity may have placed the military in the position of triumphing in an empty spectacle abroad while the war is at risk of being lost silently at home.—
Charles LeBaron,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
-
East Caicos, one of the largest uninhabited islands in the Caribbean, felt untouched.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
-
What To Know The Japanese government purchased Mageshima, an uninhabited islet in Kagoshima prefecture, for $146 million in 2019.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
