UNOCCUPIED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

unoccupied

adjective

Definition of unoccupied

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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Recent Examples of unoccupied Cage is reportedly the owner of the mansion on California's south coast, according to The Los Angeles Times and NBC News, which reports that the home is unoccupied and that there was a gas leak due to the sinkhole. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Focus happened to have a slot that was unoccupied in their fall slate. — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026 The transfer station was closed and unoccupied at the time of the incident, and no injuries were reported. — Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2026 But today a quick accounting shows the Plaza’s occupancies are slightly better than holding steady, with 28% of its 151 storefronts unoccupied. — Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unoccupied

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Adjective

The legislation would strengthen the low-income housing tax credit, provide more tax help for first-time buyers and has provisions to encourage conversion of vacant offices and commercial buildings into housing.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Residents in Oxford Circle, Castor Gardens and surrounding neighborhoods have reported rodent issues affecting their homes, yards, businesses, vehicles, vacant properties and neighborhood spaces, the resolution says.

— Laura Fay, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of vacant

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

Definition of empty

Adjective

The uninhabited island is located in the middle of the Mona Passage, a strait between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Six goats—with names like Gilligan and MacLovin'—nibble on the leaves of bush honeysuckle and English ivy, clearing some of the invasive plant species that have choked out the native flora that once flourished on the uninhabited island.

— Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

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unofficial

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