Meaning & use

vacant

adjective·Academic

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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