peopleless
- adjective
- /ˈpipələs/
Examples
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In short, if one could imagine it, down the road leading off the right frame, there would be more of the same peopleless, houseless road, lined only by telephone poles identical to those in the painting.
Fiction book (1999) -
The deserted island was completely peopleless, with only the sound of waves breaking on the shore.
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She wandered through the peopleless streets of the abandoned town, feeling as if she had traveled back in time.
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The once-bustling market now stood peopleless, overrun by weeds and silence.
Synonyms
Being alone and not with other people or things
A place with no people or animals present
Empty and bleak with little life or shelter
A place with no people living there
Empty and not used by anyone
No people live there
Left empty and not used, often by people who lived there
A place that people no longer live in or use
A place that has no people living there
No one rents or lives in it
Not lived in or visited by people
A place that has lost most of its people, often after war or disease
Working without people on board and controlled from far away
Having no people on board to operate a ship or plane
Antonyms
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Etymology
The word peopleless is made from people and the ending -less, which means 'without'. So peopleless simply means 'without people', like homeless means 'without a home', and is used to describe a place with no people present.