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vacant

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va·cant | \ ˈvā-kənt

Definition of vacant

1 : not occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer a vacant office vacant thrones

2 : being without content or occupant a vacant seat on a bus a vacant room

3 : free from activity or work : disengaged vacant hours

4 : devoid of thought, reflection, or expression a vacant smile

5 : not lived in vacant houses

6a : not put to use vacant land

b : having no heir or claimant : abandoned a vacant estate

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Synonyms & Antonyms for vacant

Synonyms

bare,
blank,
clean,
devoid,
empty,
stark,
toom
[chiefly Scottish],
vacuous,
void

Antonyms

full

Choose the Right Synonym for vacant

empty, vacant, blank, void, vacuous mean lacking contents which could or should be present. empty suggests a complete absence of contents. an empty bucket vacant suggests an absence of appropriate contents or occupants. a vacant apartment blank stresses the absence of any significant, relieving, or intelligible features on a surface. a blank wall void suggests absolute emptiness as far as the mind or senses can determine. a statement void of meaning vacuous suggests the emptiness of a vacuum and especially the lack of intelligence or significance. a vacuous facial expression

Examples of vacant in a Sentence

These lockers are all vacant. The seat was left vacant when the secretary resigned. He had a vacant expression on his face.

Recent Examples on the Web Faced with bleak economic prospects in the tourism sector and hundreds of vacant hotel rooms, the mayor’s office saw an opportunity. — Megan Evershed, The New Republic, "How an Upper West Side Hotel Came to Embody the City’s Failure on Homelessness," 31 Mar. 2021 Integral Group, an Atlanta real estate company, purchased the vacant 165-acre campus in 2014 for $50 million. — Zachary Hansen, ajc, "Former GM plant set to become largest film production site in Georgia," 31 Mar. 2021 The House District 73 seat became vacant when former state Rep. Matt Fridy was elected to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals last year. — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, "April Weaver wins Alabama Senate special election primary; Shelby County House seat goes to runoff," 31 Mar. 2021 Weirdly, the space remained vacant for about 13 years after iRobot moved out. — BostonGlobe.com, "A $1 billion company at home above a dollar store," 30 Mar. 2021 The now-vacant block is part of the former Park East strip given to the basketball club by Milwaukee County as part of the public-private financing package for Fiserv Forum. — Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Higher-end Marriott Autograph Hotel planned for Milwaukee's Deer District receives first approval. It is to open by early 2023.," 30 Mar. 2021 Hundreds of additional children are expected to be housed temporarily in a vacant dormitory at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. — Liz Hardaway, San Antonio Express-News, "'Doing everything we can' - First group of unaccompanied migrant youth arrive at Freeman Coliseum," 30 Mar. 2021 Facilities include the two military installations announced by the DOD last week, soft-sided buildings being constructed at Fort Bliss, and 350 beds in a vacant dormitory at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. — Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, "DOD and HHS mum on how many migrant children they will house on military bases," 29 Mar. 2021 At that time, a request to rezone the vacant property to all business was rejected by the then-county council through an amendment, despite the county’s planning and zoning department recommending the change. — James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com, "‘It is not going to be a petting zoo’: Roma sausage pig farm planned for Fallston property along Route 1," 29 Mar. 2021

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