vacant
having no contents; empty; void: a vacant niche.
having no occupant; unoccupied: no vacant seats on this train.
not in use: a vacant room.
devoid of thought or reflection: a vacant mind.
characterized by, showing, or proceeding from lack of thought or intelligence: a vacant answer; a vacant expression on a face.
not occupied by an incumbent, official, or the like, as a benefice or office.
free from work, business, activity, etc.: vacant hours.
characterized by or proceeding from absence of occupation: a vacant life.
devoid or destitute (often followed by of): He was vacant of human sympathy.
Law.
having no tenant and devoid of furniture, fixtures, etc. (distinguished from unoccupied): a vacant house.
idle or unutilized; open to any claimant, as land.
without an incumbent; having no heir or claimant; abandoned: a vacant estate.
Origin of vacant
1synonym study For vacant
Other words for vacant
Other words from vacant
- va·cant·ly, adverb
- va·cant·ness, noun
- non·va·cant, adjective
- non·va·cant·ly, adverb
- un·va·cant, adjective
- un·va·cant·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with vacant
- vacant , vacuous
Words Nearby vacant
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How to use vacant in a sentence
In 2016, the city agreed to purchase a downtown high-rise, but it now sits vacant, because of asbestos violations, costing taxpayers about $18,000 a day.
Morning Report: Hotel Workers Want Their Jobs Back | Voice of San Diego | September 8, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoFor weeks, city leaders have been reeling over the hundreds of millions of dollars it could take to fix or walk away from the downtown high rise that has for months sat vacant.
City Is Halting Rent Payments on 101 Ash St. | Lisa Halverstadt | September 2, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoMeanwhile, on the windward side, the mover may have exposed a formerly interior penguin to the boundary by leaving his old spot vacant.
There’s a lot of vacant industrial space that could easily house tens of thousands of units.
Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Ep. 373 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | March 12, 2020 | FreakonomicsThere are of course plenty of theories as to why so many storefronts in New York are vacant.
Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Ep. 373 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | March 12, 2020 | Freakonomics
Set among the vacant houses of suburban New Mexico, the film offers a bleak perspective on the possibility of growth and renewal.
This is a tremendous find, not just because he discovered all these first veterans of our first war in a vacant lot.
They are often set in quasi-rural areas, with vast parking lots and vacant land surrounding them.
There he unlocked a door and pointed dramatically to a vacant bed, looking beautifully white, wide and deep.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire | H.L. Mencken | October 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt takes a lot of hard work to appear that vacant, but Pedrad had been perfecting Kim since long before she landed on SNL.
SNL’s Kim Kardashian Konundrum: Why Nasim Pedrad’s Exit Hurts So Much | Jason Lynch | September 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe deposited it on the vacant seat, clambered up behind the wheel, and started.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeAbout seven months ago the governor presented Juan de Miranda for a ración that was vacant.
I didn't like to be done; the man urged me to occupy one place that was yet vacant; my evil genius prompted me to do so.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsGoodell lighted another cigarette and nonchalantly seated himself in the vacant chair.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairAs soon as any become vacant, I shall take care to provide for them as speedily as possible, as your Majesty so piously orders me.
British Dictionary definitions for vacant
/ (ˈveɪkənt) /
without any contents; empty
(postpositive foll by of) devoid (of something specified)
having no incumbent; unoccupied: a vacant post
having no tenant or occupant: a vacant house
characterized by or resulting from lack of thought or intelligent awareness: a vacant stare
(of time, etc) not allocated to any activity: a vacant hour in one's day
spent in idleness or inactivity: a vacant life
law (of an estate, etc) having no heir or claimant
Origin of vacant
1Derived forms of vacant
- vacantly, adverb
- vacantness, noun
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