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unbooked

unbooked

1 3.5
A seat or room not reserved in advance
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈbʊkt/
translation icon : disponible
  • During the off-peak season, many flights remain unbooked until the day of departure.
  • unbooked days

Examples

  • We decided to try our luck and walk in, hoping there would be an unbooked table.

  • There are several unbooked rooms available at the hotel.

  • Last-minute travelers can sometimes find unbooked hotel rooms at discounted rates.

  • Several unbooked seats remained available at the start of the performance.

  • Is this seat unbooked?

  • The hotel had several unbooked rooms available for last-minute travelers.

  • She appreciated having an unbooked afternoon to catch up on her reading.

Synonyms

unfilled
vsunbooked
7 4.1

Not yet finished or given for jobs and orders

is about availability due to no prior reservation
unassigned
vsunbooked
3 3.7

Not given a job, task, or place to go

is about being free because no advance booking was made
unhired
vsunbooked
  • UK
4.0

A room, vehicle, or piece of equipment that is not rented and is available for use

is about being free because it was not reserved in advance

Antonyms

booked
1.0

Reserved in advance so it is not available for others

How Booked

sold out
20 3.1
booked
1.0
unbooked
1 3.5

Surface Forms

unbooked positive

Morphology

unbooked = booked (transparent) = un + book + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' is applied to the adjective/past participle 'booked' to yield the straightforward meaning 'not reserved'.

Etymology

The word unbooked starts with un- meaning 'not' and uses book meaning 'to reserve' or 'to write a name down'. So an unbooked seat or room is simply one that is 'not reserved'.