as in deserted
of a place
not lived in by people
a small uninhabited island
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Recent Examples of uninhabited
The property recently revamped its Veranda Bar and opened a new beach club and restaurant called the Hut, Little Jumby, with all-day dining, live bands and DJs on an uninhabited island between Jumby Bay and mainland Antigua.
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Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
Evidently the ghost town of Albemarle was not quite uninhabited.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
And the current uncertainty over its future orbit extends to its possible impact locations, which include a mix of uninhabited, sparsely populated and densely populated areas: the eastern Pacific Ocean, northern South America, the Atlantic Ocean, parts of Africa, the Arabian Sea and South Asia.
—Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Woman Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Border Agent No injuries were reported in the incident near Fronton Island, an uninhabited area in the Rio Grande located in Starr County, according to reports.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
Evidently the ghost town of Albemarle was not quite uninhabited.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
And the current uncertainty over its future orbit extends to its possible impact locations, which include a mix of uninhabited, sparsely populated and densely populated areas: the eastern Pacific Ocean, northern South America, the Atlantic Ocean, parts of Africa, the Arabian Sea and South Asia.
—Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Woman Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Border Agent No injuries were reported in the incident near Fronton Island, an uninhabited area in the Rio Grande located in Starr County, according to reports.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uninhabited
Adjective
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By Friday afternoon, the 344 fire, as it was dubbed by Florida’s Forest Service, had ravaged more than 26,000 acres but state and local firefighters had managed to contain it to unoccupied wetlands.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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Baltimore firefighters called to contain a large blaze in the 2200 block of North Fulton Avenue early Friday morning closely followed a policy for personnel entering unoccupied dwellings that was instituted after the fatal Stricker Street fire.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Charlie Parker’s Favorite Painting (1946) indicates Abercrombie’s engagement with social issues: a yellow noose, nearly fluorescent against a dishwater sky, dangles from a barren tree—an oblique lament from the doggedly antiracist Abercrombie.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Mass Effect's core loop doesn't benefit from huge barren landscapes that are devoid of detail.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Authorities said that Taylor’s sons, Josiah Hooker, 8, and a 5-year-old found a loaded 9mm Smith and Wesson semiautomatic handgun on a television stand that Taylor had left unattended at the family home in the 1400 block of East 71st Place when they were both wounded around 5:20 p.m. on Thursday.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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Hackman's pacemaker was last active Feb. 18, meaning the couple's bodies were left unattended for some time and may have deteriorated.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With both hollow and gel fibers, this pillow has a soft and firm side depending on your preference.—
Megan Wahn,
Architectural Digest,
20 Mar. 2025
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Hollowed or Damaged Wood – Wood that sounds hollow when tapped.—
Amplified Content Studio,
The Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The team had a group task to accomplish, yes, but at every checkpoint, people had to make the decision to be selfish or selfless, and the selfish ones got rewarded while the selfless were left abandoned and miserable on the loch.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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But the findings won’t be able to say how abandoned land should be managed, or whether people should try to manage it at all.—
ByDan Charles,
science.org,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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At the end of the family's very eventful day, Duggar and Wissmann sat around a quiet, unlit campfire with many empty camping chairs waiting for the rest of the family to arrive.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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From 65 million to 80 million housing units across China are estimated to be empty.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Two other seats were left vacant when Democratic lawmakers died.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Council members March 25 voted unanimously to rezone a vacant property on the west side of Montgomery for high-intensity mixed-use development, a designation allowing combinations of apartments, hotels and retail spaces.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Uninhabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uninhabited. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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