unfilled
- adjective
- /ʌnˈfɪld/
- More and more top executive jobs are sitting unfilled or filled on an acting basis for months or even years.
- an unfilled position
- left unfilled
- go unfilled
So a blank board, unfilled information is consistent.
- So a blank board, unfilled information is consistent.
- In this antithesis it thus goes beyond itself in the work, and is itself the quality less void which is left unfilled by its work.
Examples
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We left positions unfilled if the search in our area of choice did not deliver to us.
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At the same time, there are an estimated 3 million unfilled job positions in the states.
Blog text (17) -
As an example, a position may be left unfilled for a fiscal year.
Academic text (1995) -
If you look at the actual numbers, the largest unfilled demand for labor is coming from healthcare.
Blog text (18) -
When teaching positions in music go unfilled, they all too often disappear.
Academic text (2003) -
But 27 skilled jobs remain unfilled because of the lack of qualified workers.
Blog text (1) -
I like your point about jobs going unfilled that people are unwilling to take.
Blog text (15) -
Its third report asserted that over 843,000 information technology positions would go unfilled that year due to a shortfall of qualified workers.
Academic text (2003) -
Whether in the city or country, this is a world where cavities go unfilled and ear infections threatening permanent deafness go untreated.
Academic text (1992) -
There are currently thousands of unfilled positions in the tech industry, creating opportunities for job seekers.
Synonyms
Not occupied by anyone, for example a seat or job
Not satisfied or completed, for example a need left without help
Not completed, for example an order not yet sent to a customer
Not given a job, task, or place to go
Not officially given to a person for a job or role
Antonyms
How Filled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unfilled is made from un- 'not' and fill 'to make full'. So unfilled means a job, order, or request that is 'not made full' and is still waiting to be completed.