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vacant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of vacant

1 lacking contents that could or should be present

  • a vacant room that could be converted into a classroom
Synonyms of vacant

bare, blank, clean, devoid, empty, stark, toom [chiefly Scottish], vacuous, void
Words Related to vacant

barren, hollow

available, clear, free, open

unfilled, unfurnished

unattended, uninhabited, unoccupied

abandoned, deserted, emptied, forsaken, vacated

depleted, drained, dry, exhausted
Near Antonyms of vacant

complete

replete

furnished, provided, supplied

filled, occupied

flush, overflowing, packed, teeming
Antonyms of vacant

full

2 not being in a state of use, activity, or employment

  • looking for vacant land on which to build a house
Synonyms of vacant

dead, dormant, fallow, free, idle, inactive, inert, inoperative, latent, off, unused
Words Related to vacant

abeyant, arrested, interrupted, suspended

unoccupied

asleep, comatose, lifeless, moribund, quiescent, sleepy

inoperable, unusable, unworkable, useless

dull, slow
Phrases Synonymous with vacant

at rest, on the shelf, out of commission
Near Antonyms of vacant

functional, operable, operational, workable

assiduous, industrious, sedulous

energetic, vigorous

feasible, practical, usable (also useable), useful, viable
Antonyms of vacant

active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, going, living, on, operating, operative, running, working

3 not expressing any emotion

  • the prisonerʼs vacant and distracted expression
Synonyms of vacant

blank, catatonic, deadpan, empty, expressionless, impassive, inexpressive, numb, stolid
Words Related to vacant

dull, vacuous, vague, vapid

enigmatic (also enigmatical), impenetrable, inscrutable, mysterious

motionless, static, still, wooden

reserved, restrained, reticent, taciturn

aloof, apathetic, cold, cool, detached, indifferent, phlegmatic, unresponsive
Near Antonyms of vacant

engaged, interested, responsive

active, alive, animated, bright, busy, dynamic, effervescent, energetic, expansive, exuberant, lively, vivacious

eloquent, revealing, revelatory

gestic, gesticulant, gesticulative, gesticulatory, gestural

emotional, melodramatic, theatrical (also theatric), unreserved, unrestrained
Antonyms of vacant

demonstrative, expressive

4 left unoccupied or unused

  • police discovered that vagrants had been sleeping in the vacant warehouse
Synonyms of vacant

abandoned, derelict, deserted, desolate, disused, forgotten, forsaken, rejected, vacated, void
Words Related to vacant

ignored, neglected, unattended, untended

castaway, cast-off, discarded, jettisoned, junked, refuse, waste

godforsaken, miserable, shabby, wretched

empty, idle
Near Antonyms of vacant

reclaimed, recovered, redeemed, rescued, retrieved, salvaged, saved

reconditioned, rehabbed, rehabilitated, restored

repeopled

Synonym Discussion of vacant

empty, vacant, blank, void, vacuous mean lacking contents which could or should be present. empty suggests a complete absence of contents.
    • an empty bucket
vacant suggests an absence of appropriate contents or occupants.
    • a vacant apartment
blank stresses the absence of any significant, relieving, or intelligible features on a surface.
    • a blank wall
void suggests absolute emptiness as far as the mind or senses can determine.
    • a statement void of meaning
vacuous suggests the emptiness of a vacuum and especially the lack of intelligence or significance.
    • a vacuous facial expression

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