Synonyms for unoccupied
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Vacant — not inhabited, especially by a tenant
vacant, empty, uninhabited, deserted, unpopulated, desolate, void, untenanted, lifeless, unpeopled, tenantless, peopleless rare
2. Idle — not employed on a task; idle
idle, unemployed, inactive, dormant, fallow, passive, inert, dull, quiescent, languid
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not inhabited, especially by a tenant
- adj. 2
Not being used; vacant or free
- adj. 3
Not employed on a task; idle
Example sentences
- empty An empty stomach doesn't help on the mental front.
- vacant How about playing catch in the vacant lot near by?
- deserted Tom and Mary became stranded on a deserted island.
- uninhabited Algeria's islands are very small and uninhabited.
- inactive This volcano has been inactive for hundreds of years.
- dormant The cobbles lie dormant beneath a layer of asphalt.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unoccupied | steady | |
| empty | rising | |
| vacant | falling | |
| deserted | rising | |
| uninhabited | steady | |
| inactive | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- free1, void1, dull1, idle2
- 5 letters
- empty2, spare1, inert2
- 6 letters
- vacant2, usable3, fallow2
- 7 letters
- passive2, dormant2, languid2
- 8 letters
- deserted3, inactive3, desolate3, lifeless2
- 9 letters
- available4, quiescent3, unpeopled
- 10 letters
- unemployed3, disengaged3, untenanted, tenantless, peopleless
- 11 letters
- uninhabited5, unpopulated
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inoccupé