unpeopled

American  

[uhn-pee-puhld] / ʌnˈpi pəld /

adjective

1. without people; uninhabited.

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Etymology

Origin of unpeopled

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ¹ + people ( def. ), -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Their work shows that far from an unpeopled wilderness, the Northwest Pacific Coast was a managed and stewarded place for thousands of years.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2023

Petroglyphs, scribed into desert rocks thousands of years ago, alert him to the human pasts of places deemed unpeopled “wastes” by the first white men to apprehend them.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2020

Something in me had been hungry for the vision of unpeopled streets, a suspension so rare that it was not to be missed.

From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2020

By Monday, that same area felt ghostly, almost entirely unpeopled.

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2016

In a sudden flash she knew he was never going to see her again, and the days rolled out before her like a dingy gray carpet in an unfurnished, unpeopled hall-for-rent.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison