Meaning & use

untenanted

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Not occupied by a tenant; empty or vacant.

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The untenanted farmhouse had fallen into disrepair over the years.

Several storefronts downtown remained untenanted after the mall opened.

A note on using this word

Untenanted is a somewhat formal or literary word, most often applied to buildings, land, or property standing empty.

Words with a similar meaning

vacantunoccupiedempty

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Words with an opposite meaning

occupiedtenanted

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