Meaning & use
vacant
Not occupied or filled; empty, especially referring to a job, room, or seat.
See it in a sentence
The apartment had been vacant for months before the new tenant moved in.
He stared at her with a vacant expression, clearly not listening at all.
A note on using this word
"Vacant" can describe an empty space or, figuratively, a blank, unfocused expression.
Words with a similar meaning
emptyunoccupied
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Words with an opposite meaning
occupiedfull
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