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.
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The unoccupied car police said 28-year-old Austin Robert Drummond had been driving was found in Jackson, Tenn., about 70 miles from where the bodies were found and around 40 miles from where the baby was left in a car seat in a front yard.
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Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2025
That, in turn, has led to rising rates of unoccupied stages amid cutbacks to the number of features produced and episodes ordered on television series.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
That changed in January 2020 when the administration moved employees into the unoccupied 101 Ash Street building, only to evacuate it because city contractors had released asbestos while remodeling.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
The plane crashed almost immediately after takeoff, striking an unoccupied outbuilding less than two miles from the airport, according to police and flight tracker FlightAware.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2025
That, in turn, has led to rising rates of unoccupied stages amid cutbacks to the number of features produced and episodes ordered on television series.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
That changed in January 2020 when the administration moved employees into the unoccupied 101 Ash Street building, only to evacuate it because city contractors had released asbestos while remodeling.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
The plane crashed almost immediately after takeoff, striking an unoccupied outbuilding less than two miles from the airport, according to police and flight tracker FlightAware.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unoccupied
Adjective
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One of the buildings next door was evacuated, while the other was vacant.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Aug. 2025
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Last week, the university eliminated more than 400 positions, half of which were already vacant.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The heartless subway mugger who slashed and badly wounded a woman on an empty Manhattan train car will stay locked up following his arrest late last week.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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The day after the crash, the FWC investigators found a stash of empty booze bottles and cans on the boat.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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Taking aim at China, Canada, Mexico and even uninhabited islands home to only penguins and seals, Trump initiated a broader trade war that rattled companies and consumers around the world.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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This serene beach on the uninhabited island of Culebrita exceeds expectations with its remote location and rugged landscape.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
27 July 2025
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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