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unfilled

unfilled

7 4.1
Not yet finished or given for jobs and orders
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfɪld/
translation icon : vacante
  • 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.

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Examples

  • We left positions unfilled if the search in our area of choice did not deliver to us.

  • 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

vacant
vsunfilled
104 2.6

Not occupied by anyone, for example a seat or job

applies to this empty occupancy but also to orders and requests left
unmet
vsunfilled
8 4.5

Not satisfied or completed, for example a need left without help

is used similarly but also includes positions and pending orders
unfulfilled
vsunfilled
4 4.4

Not completed, for example an order not yet sent to a customer

is broader and also covers positions left outstanding
unassigned
vsunfilled
3 3.7

Not given a job, task, or place to go

focuses on remaining outstanding items rather than lack of assignment
unappointed
vsunfilled
5.8

Not officially given to a person for a job or role

is broader and covers outstanding orders, requests, and empty positions

Antonyms

1.0

An order or request that someone has supplied

3.4

Having completed a plan or goal to a high standard

How Filled

complete
497 1.0
filled
1.0
unfilled
7 4.1
empty
1.0

Surface Forms

unfilled positive
unfiller comparative
unfilledest superlative

Morphology

unfilled = filled (transparent) = un + fill + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' is attached to the adjectival past participle 'filled' to yield 'not filled', a straightforward and productive negation.

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.