Synonyms for vacant
ˈveɪ kəntva·cant

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1. vacantadjective

   Synonyms:
   available, free, uninhabited, unoccupied, empty

2. vacantadjective

   Not occupied; empty.

   vacant lot

   Synonyms:
   free, available, uninhabited, unoccupied, empty

3. vacantadjective

   Showing no intelligence or interest.

   a vacant stare

   Synonyms:
   empty, free, uninhabited, available, unoccupied

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. vacant

   That is empty which contains nothing; that is vacant which is without that which has filled or might be expected to fill it; vacant has extensive reference to rights or possibilities of occupancy. A vacant room may not be empty, and an empty house may not be vacant. Vacant, as derived from the Latin, is applied to things of some dignity; empty, from the Saxon, is preferred in speaking of slight, common, or homely matters, tho it may be applied with special force to the highest; we speak of empty space, a vacant lot, an empty dish, an empty sleeve, a vacant mind, an empty heart, an empty boast, a vacant office, a vacant or leisure hour. Void and devoid are rarely used in the literal sense, but for the most part confined to abstract relations, devoid being followed by of, and having with that addition the effect of a prepositional phrase; as, the article is devoid of sense; the contract is void for want of consideration. Waste, in this connection, applies to that which is made so by devastation or ruin, or gives an impression of desolation, especially as combined with vastness, probably from association of the words waste and vast: waste is applied also to uncultivated or unproductive land, if of considerable extent; we speak of a waste track or region, but not of a waste city lot. Vacuous refers to the condition of being empty or vacant, regarded as continuous or characteristic.

   Synonyms:
   blank, empty, leisure, unemployed, unfilled, unoccupied, untenanted, vacuous, void, waste

   Antonyms:
   brimful, brimmed, brimming, busy, crammed, crowded, filled, full, gorged, inhabited, jammed, occupied, overflowing, packed, replete

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. vacant

   Synonyms:
   empty, leisure, unemployed, unencumbered, unoccupied, void, unfilled, mindless, exhausted

   Antonyms:
   full, replenished, business, employed, engaged, occupied, filled, thoughtful

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vacantadjective

   void of thought or knowledge

   "a vacant mind"

   Antonyms:
   full

2. vacantadjective

   without an occupant or incumbent

   "the throne is never vacant"

   Antonyms:
   full

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abandoned, left

   vacant means empty

   the streets were vacant

   Submitted by anonymous on April 16, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. vacantadjective

   Synonyms:
   empty, void, unfilled

2. vacantadjective

   Synonyms:
   disengaged, not busied, unoccupied

3. vacantadjective

   Synonyms:
   thoughtless, unthinking

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1. vacantadjective

   Synonyms:
   empty, unfilled, void, uninhabited, untenanted, leisure, unemployed

   Antonyms:
   full, filled, occupied

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "vacant":

   vacancy, vacancies, unoccupied, unfilled, empty, open, free

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How to use vacant in a sentence?

1. Bennie Thompson:

   The seven months the Homeland Security Secretary position has remained vacant, and without a nominee, is far too long for a department charged with keeping the country secure. DHS needs well-qualified, permanent, Senate-confirmed leadership as soon as possible.

2. Sean Savett:

   The Senate held swift confirmation votes for the DHS Secretary nominee in 2009 and 2017 in order for them to start on day one for good reason, senator Hawley's threat to disrupt historical practice and try to leave this vital position vacant is dangerous, especially in this time of overlapping crises when there is not a moment to waste.

3. Joe Biden:

   His low-energy, vacant-eyed mouthing of the words written for him condemning white supremacists this week I don't believe fooled anyone at home or abroad.

4. Rutgers University:

   If I’m a Ku Klux Klan member, and I’m going to burn a cross on a vacant lot, that’s a constitutionally protected right, you put that cross on my front yard, and you light it, that is not constitutionally protected. That’s harassment. It’s an exception to the First Amendment.

5. Unknown:

   Many a man thinks he has an open mind, when it's merely vacant.