unoccupied

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adjective

Not inhabited, especially by a tenant

Similar
untenantedvacantbeinglessdesertdesertedhowlingdesolatedisinhabited
Opposite
occupied
OriginMiddle English unoccupied →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectiveunoccupied (comparative more unoccupied, superlative most unoccupied)

comparative more unoccupied · superlative most unoccupied

  1. Not inhabited, especially by a tenant

    Construction of the world’s tallest unoccupied skyscraper may resume as early as next week, almost 10 years after work ground to a halt, according to Chinese state media.

    2025 April 24, Oscar Holland, “Construction of world’s tallest abandoned skyscraper to resume after a decade”, in CNN

    Synonyms: untenanted, vacant, beingless, desert, deserted, howling, desolate, disinhabited

  2. Not being used; vacant or free

    Synonyms: available, usable

  3. Not employed on a task; idle

    Synonyms: dormant, unemployed, abeyant, at rest, cessant, dormant, dull, fallow

  4. Not occupied by foreign troops etc

    Synonyms: free

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot inhabited, especially by a tenant

Similar
untenantedvacantbeinglessdesertdesertedhowlingdesolatedisinhabitedinhabitantlessinhabitedlifelesspeoplelesssolitarytenantlessunhabiteduninhabitedunpeopledunpopulateduntenanted

adjectiveNot being used; vacant or free

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availableusable

adjectiveNot employed on a task; idle

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dormantunemployedabeyantat restcessantdormantdullfallowhibernatingidleinactiveinertlanguidlatentnonactivepassivequiescentsilentsedentsedentary

adjectiveNot occupied by foreign troops etc

Similar
free

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot held or filled or in use

Similar
freespare
Opposite
occupied

adjectivenot seized and controlled

Similar
relinquished
Opposite
occupied

adjectivenot leased to or occupied by a tenant

Similar
untenanteduninhabited
Also see
beinglessdisinhabitedemptyfreeinactiveinhabitantlessinhabitedlifelessobsoletepeoplelesssolitarysparetenantlessunhabiteduninhabitedunpeopledunpopulateduntenantedvacantwasteful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishunoccupied
  2. Englishunoccupied

From Middle English unoccupied; equivalent to un- + occupied.

More words from Middle English

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Translations

Bulgarian незает, празен
  • незает (nezaet)Not inhabited, especially by a tenant
  • празен (prazen)Not inhabited, especially by a tenant
  • свободен (svoboden)Not being used; vacant or free
  • незает (nezaet)Not employed on a task; idle
  • неокупиран (neokupiran)Not occupied by foreign troops etc
Danish ubeboet, ubesat
  • ubeboetNot inhabited, especially by a tenant
  • ubesatNot being used; vacant or free
  • ubeskæftigetNot employed on a task; idle
  • ubesatNot occupied by foreign troops etc
Esperanto neokupata, neokupata
  • neokupataNot inhabited, especially by a tenant
  • neokupataNot being used; vacant or free
Finnish tyhjä, tyhjillään oleva
  • tyhjäNot inhabited, especially by a tenant
  • tyhjillään olevaNot inhabited, especially by a tenant
  • vapaaNot being used; vacant or free
  • joutilasNot employed on a task; idle
  • toimetonNot employed on a task; idle
  • miehittämätönNot occupied by foreign troops etc
French inoccupé, inhabité
  • inoccupéNot inhabited, especially by a tenant
  • inhabitéNot inhabited, especially by a tenant
  • videNot inhabited, especially by a tenant
  • inoccupéNot being used; vacant or free
  • libreNot being used; vacant or free
German leerstehend, frei
  • leerstehendNot inhabited, especially by a tenant
  • freiNot being used; vacant or free
  • unbeschäftigtNot employed on a task; idle
  • unbesetztNot occupied by foreign troops etc
Irish díomhaoin
  • díomhaoinNot employed on a task; idle
Latin vastus, vastus
  • vastusNot inhabited, especially by a tenant
  • vastusNot being used; vacant or free
Norwegian Bokmål ubebodd, ubesatt
  • ubeboddNot inhabited, especially by a tenant
  • ubesattNot being used; vacant or free
  • ubesattNot occupied by foreign troops etc
Spanish no ocupado
  • no ocupadoNot being used; vacant or free
Turkish oturulmayan, boş
  • oturulmayanNot inhabited, especially by a tenant
  • boşNot being used; vacant or free
  • işsizNot employed on a task; idle
  • boşta gezenNot employed on a task; idle
  • işgal edilmemişNot occupied by foreign troops etc
Cite this entry
APA

unoccupied. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unoccupied

MLA

“unoccupied.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unoccupied. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unoccupied,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unoccupied.

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