as in vacant
not being used, filled up, or lived in
an unoccupied house About half of the seats were unoccupied when the concert started. A third of the beds at the hospital were unoccupied.
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Recent Examples of unoccupied
Two unoccupied vehicles and a nearby dispensary were also hit by gunfire.
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 3 May 2026
The Pearl Street property has been unoccupied since it was purchased by the adjacent Bishop’s School in September 2021 and the Jack in the Box abruptly closed.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Southampton sold 35,000 tickets, after having their initial allocation increased due to City not selling all theirs, but there were even pockets of unoccupied seats in the upper tiers of their end of the ground.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
He was charged in September 2023 with battery and burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and in May 2023 with battery, both classified in court records as misdemeanors.
—Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 3 May 2026
The Pearl Street property has been unoccupied since it was purchased by the adjacent Bishop’s School in September 2021 and the Jack in the Box abruptly closed.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Southampton sold 35,000 tickets, after having their initial allocation increased due to City not selling all theirs, but there were even pockets of unoccupied seats in the upper tiers of their end of the ground.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
He was charged in September 2023 with battery and burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and in May 2023 with battery, both classified in court records as misdemeanors.
—Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unoccupied
Adjective
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For example, with more vacant downtown office space on the market, the city should work to bring more office-to-housing conversion projects online.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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That council seat was vacant for less than six weeks.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The Hurricanes have a beer skate, which sells for $19 empty and $31 full.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Massive empty voids lie between these structures.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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Then, the superyacht spends days drifting between uninhabited islands, before the final leg, which crosses into the San Blas Islands.—
Dea Jusufi,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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Marvin Key, 10 to 15 miles northeast of Key West, is an uninhabited island off the Lower Keys popular with weekend boaters for its beaches and sandbars.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
3 May 2026
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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