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
Additional charges include grand theft, burglary of an unoccupied structure, and traveling to commit burglary.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
In the years since, Carmen Court has sat unoccupied and become overgrown.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Officials believe the hidden cameras are strategically placed by burglary suspects to give them insight into when a target home might be unoccupied.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
The mainstage was unoccupied all day, meaning that fans could camp out for Scott for hours in the hot Houston sun.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 10 June 2025
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
In the years since, Carmen Court has sat unoccupied and become overgrown.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Officials believe the hidden cameras are strategically placed by burglary suspects to give them insight into when a target home might be unoccupied.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
The mainstage was unoccupied all day, meaning that fans could camp out for Scott for hours in the hot Houston sun.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unoccupied
Adjective
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Earlier this month, Udoka was the subject of interest from the New York Knicks for their vacant head coaching position, one that the Rockets vehemently shut down.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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In 1870, Mississippi legislators voted 81 to 15 to elect Revels to the Senate to finish the term of one of the state’s two U.S Senate seats, which had been left vacant since the Civil War.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Always empty or cover the pool when not in use to prevent accidents and mosquito breeding.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 June 2025
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Lawmakers argue that local economies, such as small businesses in downtown areas, suffer when federal offices remain empty.—
Gleb Tsipursky,
Time,
25 June 2025
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These small uninhabited aerial vehicles have undeniably changed the character of warfare.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Israeli forces have destroyed vast areas of Gaza, displaced about 90% of its population and in recent weeks have transformed more than half of the coastal territory into a military buffer zone that includes the now mostly uninhabited southern city of Rafah.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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