unoccupied

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

unoccupied (comparative more unoccupied, superlative most unoccupied)

1. (of a house etc) Not inhabited, especially by a tenant

   Synonyms: untenanted, vacant; see also Thesaurus:uninhabited

   • 2025 April 24, Oscar Holland, “Construction of world’s tallest abandoned skyscraper to resume after a decade”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     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.

2. Not being used; vacant or free

   Synonyms: available, usable

3. Not employed on a task; idle

   Synonyms: dormant, unemployed; see also Thesaurus:inactive

4. (of territory) Not occupied by foreign troops etc

   Synonym: free

Derived terms

• unoccupiedness

Translations

Not inhabited, especially by a tenant

• Bulgarian: незает (bg) (nezaet), празен (bg) (prazen)
• Danish: ubeboet
• Esperanto: neokupata
• Finnish: tyhjä (fi), tyhjillään oleva
• French: inoccupé (fr), inhabité (fr), vide (fr)
• German: leerstehend (de)
• Latin: vastus
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ubebodd

• Turkish: oturulmayan

  Ottoman Turkish: بوش (boş), خالی (hali)

Not being used; vacant or free — see also deoccupied

• Bulgarian: свободен (bg) (svoboden)
• Danish: ubesat
• Esperanto: neokupata
• Finnish: vapaa (fi)
• French: inoccupé (fr), libre (fr)
• German: frei (de)
• Latin: vastus
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ubesatt

• Spanish: no ocupado
• Turkish: boş (tr)

  Ottoman Turkish: بوش (boş), خالی (hali)

Not employed on a task; idle

• Bulgarian: незает (bg) (nezaet)
• Danish: ubeskæftiget
• Finnish: joutilas (fi), toimeton (fi)
• German: unbeschäftigt
• Irish: díomhaoin
• Turkish: işsiz (tr), boşta gezen
• Uyghur: بىكار (bikar)

Not occupied by foreign troops etc

• Bulgarian: неокупиран (neokupiran)
• Danish: ubesat
• Finnish: miehittämätön (fi)
• German: unbesetzt (de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ubesatt

• Turkish: işgal edilmemiş