unoccupied

Examples

• All

• Residencies were not awarded this time of year, so the house was unoccupied.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The energy savings from the climate control of unoccupied buildings could be enormous.

  Blog text (15)

• The house has remained unoccupied ever since.

  Witchtrap (1989)

• The house was unoccupied, so there was no answer at the door.

  Academic text (2009)

• Or we would go into an unoccupied meeting room and just talk for a bit.

  Blog text (7)

• Mr. Head saw two unoccupied seats and pushed Nelson toward them.

  Fiction book (1998)

• On each side of him and opposite him were a number of chairs, all unoccupied.

  Fiction book (1990)

• I agree with you that 65 million unoccupied flats is a lot.

  Blog text (19)

• I wiped the damp oilcloth on an unoccupied table, not too near or too far from the counter.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The apartment has been unoccupied since the tenants moved out last year.

Synonyms

E

empty

vsunoccupied

∞ 1.0

Not containing anything

applies more widely to spaces, seats, or objects being unused

A

abandoned

vsunoccupied

292 2.8

Left empty and not used, often by people who lived there

implies mere lack of use without the leaving action

V

vacant

vsunoccupied

110 2.6

Not occupied by anyone, for example a seat or job

is a broader term for spaces or things not used or filled

U

uninhabited

vsunoccupied

23 4.0

A place with no people living there

focuses on absence of residents rather than temporary vacancy

U

unpopulated

vsunoccupied

4 4.8

No people live there

is used more generally for places lacking human inhabitants

U

unpeopled

vsunoccupied

1 8.0

A place that has no people living there

highlights total absence of people rather than empty objects

T

tenantless

vsunoccupied

1 6.1

No one rents or lives in it

narrows to lack of renters rather than general unused status

U

untenanted

vsunoccupied

1 8.1

Not rented or lived in and empty

emphasizes rental status rather than any object's emptiness

U

unbusy

vsunoccupied

1 4.5

Not being used and ready for someone to use

applies to things or spaces that are unused or unfilled

U

untaken

vsunoccupied

1 4.8

Not claimed or used by anyone

focuses on claim status rather than permanent lack of use

U

unhaunted

vsunoccupied

1 6.6

Not lived in or visited by people

stresses absence of visitors rather than mere lack of use

Antonyms

O

occupied

43 2.4

A seat or place that someone is using

How Occupied

full

∞ 1.0

occupied

12 2.8

unoccupied

13 3.4

empty

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology