unfilled

/ (ʌnˈfɪld) /

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adjective

(of a container, receptacle, etc) not having become or been made fullunfilled stomachs

(of a job, role, etc) not occupied

(of a cake, doughnut, etc) with no fillingunfilled choux pastry will freeze

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby unfilled

unfeigned, unfertilized, unfetter, unfettered, unfilial, unfilled, unfiltered, unfindable, unfinished, unfit, unfitted

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How to use unfilled in a sentence

The federal bench will be harmed by dozens of vacancies going unfilled, causing a case backlog.
If You Think D.C. Is Awful Now, Wait Until Wednesday|Jonathan Alter|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many Obama administration sub-Cabinet positions (e.g. Surgeon General) have gone unfilled because of GOP opposition.
If You Think D.C. Is Awful Now, Wait Until Wednesday|Jonathan Alter|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Remembering Koop brings us full circle to Obama and his surgeon general, a post that has gone unfilled for more than a year.
How Presidents Handle Pandemics|Eleanor Clift|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even now, a number of critical administration jobs remain unfilled.
Hillary Was Right|Reihan Salam|December 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Two dreams beset him in his momentary slumber—one of a play in which the title-role of the general manager was always unfilled.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
In mineralogy my previous education had left many gaps unfilled, especially as regards the powers of observation.
Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel|Friedrich Froebel
The unfilled lamp had gone out, leaving a trail of smoke in the air.
The Blue Flower, and Others|Henry van Dyke
In the former I have been obliged to leave one or two words unfilled-in as illegible in the ms.
The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2)|Richard Crashaw
Mr. Fuller held a peculiar position in American painting, and one which seems likely to remain hereafter unfilled.
The Bay State Monthly, Volume I. No. VI. June, 1884|Various

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