unoccupied

C1 Topic:House & Home
US /əˈnɑːkjəˌpaɪd/
adj Freq #35497

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not being used or filled; empty.

    She found an unoccupied seat near the window.

  2. 2
    adj

    Having no one living in it.

    The house had been unoccupied for years and was falling apart.

  3. 3
    adj

    Not busy; with nothing to do.

    He felt restless during the long unoccupied afternoon.

  4. 4
    adj

    Not controlled or taken over by foreign troops.

    They fled to the unoccupied areas of France during the war.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not being used or filled;... availablefreevacant
2 adj · having no one living in it. untenanteddeserted
3 adj · not busy; with nothing to do. idleinactive
4 adj · not controlled or taken... free

Etymology

From Middle English unoccupied; equivalent to un- + occupied.

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