unfilled

U1N1F4I1L1L1E1D2
/ʌnˈfɪld/

adjective

Not filled, especially occupational positions.

Similar
emptyvoidempty as a pauper's purseempty as the tomb on Eastercleanleertoomvacant
Opposite
filled
OriginEnglish filled ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

unfilled1

adjectiveunfilled (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot filled, especially occupational positions.

    [W]e stand today on the edge of a New Frontier -- the frontier of the 1960's, the frontier of unknown opportunities and perils, the frontier of unfilled hopes and unfilled threats.

    1960 July 15, John F. Kennedy, Democratic National Convention Nomination Acceptance Address, American Rhetoric

    Synonyms: empty, void, empty, empty as a pauper's purse, empty as the tomb on Easter, clean, leer, toom

unfilled2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of unfill

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot filled, especially occupational positions.

Similar
emptyvoidemptyempty as a pauper's purseempty as the tomb on Eastercleanleertoomvacantvacuumlikevacuousvoid

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof purchase orders that have not been filled

Opposite
filled
Also see
cleanemptyempty as a pauper's purseempty as the tomb on easterleertoomvacuousvacuumlikevoid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

unfilled · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishfilled
  9. Englishunfilled

From un- + filled.

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unfilled · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  11. Proto-Germanic*fullaz
  12. Proto-Germanic*fullijaną
  13. Proto-West Germanic*fullijan
  14. Old Englishfyllan
  15. Middle Englishfillen
  16. Englishfill
  17. Englishunfill
  18. Englishunfilled

From unfill + -ed.

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Translations

Danish ubesat
  • ubesatnot filled
Hungarian betöltetlen
  • betöltetlennot filled
Norwegian Bokmål ubesatt
  • ubesattnot filled

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unfilled

buildbuiltfilledkilledguildskilledrebuildbilledfulfilledgrilledthrilledchilledunskilledtilledgildfrilledgilledpilledprebuildsildungilledunswilled
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Cite this entry
APA

unfilled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfilled

MLA

“unfilled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfilled. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfilled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfilled.

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