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.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unoccupied
The driver did not stop at the scene, Hernandez said, adding that officers later found the truck unoccupied.
—
Jason Green, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
About 32% of the Wilson’s seats went unoccupied.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
At night, the entranceway filled with homeless people who came inside to sleep; addicts smoked fentanyl in unoccupied apartments.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The buggy, which was pulling an unoccupied buggy, was struck from behind by an eastbound 2018 International tractor-trailer, the sheriff's office said.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unoccupied
Jason Green, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
About 32% of the Wilson’s seats went unoccupied.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
At night, the entranceway filled with homeless people who came inside to sleep; addicts smoked fentanyl in unoccupied apartments.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The buggy, which was pulling an unoccupied buggy, was struck from behind by an eastbound 2018 International tractor-trailer, the sheriff's office said.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unoccupied
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unoccupied
Adjective
-
In September 2022, schoolteacher Eliza Fletcher was kidnapped during an early morning run, and her body was later found near a vacant duplex.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Sep. 2025
-
Each apartment was different from the next, and the vacant unit (one daughter retreated to a Greek island) had views of the sea.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
But the White House should not settle for empty promises and construction photo-ops.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
-
Jîna’s parents, Mojgan Eftekhari and Amjad Amini, sat beside her empty grave.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
China seized the uninhabited atoll – 870 km (540 miles) from its southernmost province of Hainan – in 2012 after a long standoff with the Philippine Navy, and has maintained an almost constant coast guard presence in nearby waters since.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
-
Intrepid types who truly seek solitude may also want to consider the Highlands—the uninhabited center of the island.—
Ali Wunderman,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unoccupied. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share