unoccupied en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English unoccupied; equivalent to un- + occupied.
Meanings
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(of a house etc) 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.
2025 April 24, Oscar Holland, “Construction of world’s tallest abandoned skyscraper to resume after a decade”, in CNN:
- Not being used; vacant or free
- Not employed on a task; idle
- (of territory) Not occupied by foreign troops etc
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unoccupied | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unoccupied | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
torpid · desert · tenantless · passive · unemployed · free · slow · latent · uninhabited · standing by · vacant · vacant · unemployed · unoccupied · cessant · abeyant · sedent · disinhabited · untenanted · howling · fallow · languid · hibernating · dormant · suspended · inhabited · desolate · beingless · at rest · usable · solitary · quiescent · peopleless · inhabitantless · inert · unhabited · unactive · silent · unpeopled · unoccupied · wasteful · deserted · sedentary · idle · dormant · untenanted · dull · unbusy · inactive · lifeless · nonactive · unpopulated · available
Translations (43)
fi toimeton (Not employed on a task; idle) · de frei (Not being used; vacant or free) · es no ocupado (Not being used; vacant or free) · da ubesat (Not occupied by foreign troops etc) · fi miehittämätön (Not occupied by foreign troops etc) · bg свободен (Not being used; vacant or free) · tr boşta gezen (Not employed on a task; idle) · fi tyhjä (Not inhabited, especially by a tenant) · tr işgal edilmemiş (Not occupied by foreign troops etc) · da ubesat (Not being used; vacant or free) · fr inoccupé (Not being used; vacant or free) · bg незает (Not employed on a task; idle) · ga díomhaoin (Not employed on a task; idle) · de leerstehend (Not inhabited, especially by a tenant) · fr inhabité (Not inhabited, especially by a tenant) · nb ubesatt (Not occupied by foreign troops etc) · fi joutilas (Not employed on a task; idle) · nb ubebodd (Not inhabited, especially by a tenant) · ota خالی (Not inhabited, especially by a tenant) · fr vide (Not inhabited, especially by a tenant) · tr oturulmayan (Not inhabited, especially by a tenant) · la vastus (Not being used; vacant or free) · da ubeskæftiget (Not employed on a task; idle) · la vastus (Not inhabited, especially by a tenant) · bg празен (Not inhabited, especially by a tenant) · eo neokupata (Not inhabited, especially by a tenant) · fi vapaa (Not being used; vacant or free) · da ubeboet (Not inhabited, especially by a tenant) · bg незает (Not inhabited, especially by a tenant) · ota خالی (Not being used; vacant or free) · ug بىكار (Not employed on a task; idle) · eo neokupata (Not being used; vacant or free) · ota بوش (Not being used; vacant or free) · fr libre (Not being used; vacant or free) · nb ubesatt (Not being used; vacant or free) · fi tyhjillään oleva (Not inhabited, especially by a tenant) · bg неокупиран (Not occupied by foreign troops etc) · de unbesetzt (Not occupied by foreign troops etc) · fr inoccupé (Not inhabited, especially by a tenant) · tr işsiz (Not employed on a task; idle) · de unbeschäftigt (Not employed on a task; idle) · tr boş (Not being used; vacant or free) · ota بوش (Not inhabited, especially by a tenant)