Synonyms of unoccupied
47 similar words
Another word for unoccupied is desert. Other synonyms of unoccupied are vacant, deserted, desolate, lifeless and solitary.
Synonyms and similar words for unoccupied
adjectiveNot inhabited, especially by a tenant.
- untenantedNot leased to or occupied by a tenant; unoccupied.
- vacantNot occupied; empty.
- beinglessDevoid of living beings; uninhabited.
- desertUsually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
- desertedAbandoned, without people.
- howling literary
- desolateDeserted and devoid of inhabitants.
- inhabitantlessLacking inhabitants; uninhabited.
- lifelessUninhabited, or incapable of supporting life.
- peoplelessHaving no people; uninhabited.
- solitaryNot inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted.
- tenantlessLacking a tenant; unoccupied.
- uninhabited
- unpeopledNot inhabited by people.
- unpopulatedUninhabited, having no residents.
- disinhabited obsoleteUninhabited.
- inhabited obsoleteHaving inhabitants; lived in.
- unhabited archaicUninhabited.
- wasteful obsoleteUninhabited, desolate.
adjectiveNot employed on a task; idle.
- dormant
- unemployedHaving no use, not doing work.
- abeyantBeing in a state of abeyance; suspended.
- at rest
- dullHeavy; lifeless; inert.
- fallow figuratively
- hibernating
- idleNot being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
- inactive
- inertUnable to move or act; inanimate.
- languidOf a thing: lacking energy, liveliness, or strength; inactive, slow-moving, weak.
- latentRemaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.
- nonactiveNot active; inactive; inert.
- passiveTaking no action.
- quiescentInactive, quiet, at rest.
- silent
- slow
- standing by
- suspended
- torpidDormant or hibernating.
- unactiveNot active; inactive.
- unbusyNot busy.
- cessant obsoleteDormant, inactive.
- sedent archaicSitting; inactive or still.
- sedentary obsolete
adjectiveNot occupied by foreign troops etc.
- freeNot currently in use; not taken; unoccupied.
Meaning of unoccupied
- adjective Not inhabited, especially by a tenant.
- adjective Not being used; vacant or free.
- adjective Not employed on a task; idle.
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