unoccupied
C1
adj
Freq #35497
Meanings
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1
adj
not leased to or occupied by a tenant
an unoccupied apartment
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2
adj
not held or filled or in use
an unoccupied telephone booth
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3
adj
not seized and controlled
unoccupied areas of France
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4
adj
Not inhabited, especially by a tenant
Construction of the world’s tallest unoccupied skyscraper may resume as early as next week, almost 10 years after work ground to a halt, according to Chinese state media.
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5
adj
Not being used; vacant or free
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6
adj
Not employed on a task; idle
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7
adj
Not occupied by foreign troops etc
Etymology
From Middle English unoccupied; equivalent to un- + occupied.
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Synonyms
1
adj
· not leased to or occupied...
untenanted
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adj
· not inhabited, especially...
beinglessdesertdeserteddesolatedisinhabitedinhabitantlessinhabitedlifelesspeoplelesssolitarytenantlessunhabited
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adj
· not employed on a task; idle
abeyantat restcessantdormantdullfallowidleinactiveinertlanguidlatentnonactive
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adj
· not occupied by foreign...
free