unoccupied
Americanadjective
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without occupants; empty; vacant.
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not held or controlled by invading forces.
unoccupied nations.
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not busy or active; idle; not gainfully employed.
an unoccupied person.
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without inhabitants; deserted.
adjective
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(of a building) without occupants
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unemployed or idle
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(of an area or country) not overrun by foreign troops
Etymology
Origin of unoccupied
1350–1400; Middle English; un- 1, occupy ( def. ), -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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And the seat he had been assigned for his Houston flight, 34D, was unoccupied on the Tokyo flight.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
The United States has already sent a mission to assess the embassy in Caracas, which has been largely unoccupied for the past six years.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
Originally built as an office block in 1963, the Centre Point tower next to Tottenham Court Road underground station, remained unoccupied for over a decade, angering social justice campaigners.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
With increasing urgency, the couple scouted area ponds for suitable release sites, the trick being to find one currently unoccupied by other beavers, with abundant sapling growth as a food supply.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
It was perfectly clean and unoccupied now, except for the resident girls’ counselor, a frightening mummy of an old woman named Mrs. Singer.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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