Synonyms of vacancy

vacancy

noun

ˈvā-kən(t)-sē 

1

as in emptiness

empty space

the vast vacancy that exists between our solar system and the nearest star having its own orbiting planets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emptiness
• void
• black hole
• blankness
• blank
• gap
• vacuity
• vacuum
• cavity
• nothingness
• air
• hollowness
• open
• bleakness
• hole
• barrenness
• waste
• desolateness
• inane
• hollow
• bareness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fullness
• repleteness

2

as in vacuum

the quality or state of being empty

the vacancy of the cavernous gymnasium was eerily apparent to me as I shot baskets alone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emptiness
• vacuum
• vacantness
• vacuity
• bareness
• hollowness
• blankness
• availability
• void
• bleakness
• exhaustion
• depletion
• nothingness
• openness
• barrenness
• clearness
• dryness
• desolateness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fullness
• completeness
• abundance
• fatness
• repleteness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vacancy

Second, when a vacancy comes open, put the names of every judge who has served on one of the District Courts of Appeal for at least 10 years into a hat. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026

Created under the bipartisan Help America Vote Act to ensure fair, modern elections, the four-member commission now faces vacancies as the administration doubles down on its fraud-prevention agenda and appeals a court defeat. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Here, emptiness is not vacancy, but composure, proportion and room for thought. — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

The commission has been plagued by partisan infighting and ineffectiveness, as well as chronic vacancies and a lack of funding. — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 10 July 2026