Synonyms for vacant
ˈveɪ kəntva·cant

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.5 / 4 votes

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. Donald Trump:

   In its role as the only legitimate branch of government duly elected by the Venezuelan people, National Assembly invoked the country's constitution to declare Nicolas Maduro illegitimate, and the office of the presidency therefore vacant. The people of Venezuela have courageously spoken out against Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro regime and demanded freedom and the rule of law.

2. Viraf Mehta:

   The turnover rate is extremely low, we have close to 1,000 people on waiting lists wanting a flat in one of the colonies, but there are no vacant houses.

3. Atlanta Police Department:

   While fleeing, the Silverado drove into the front of a marked patrol vehicle and the passenger fired a handgun toward officers, the truck then fled down Cascade Avenue and struck an SUV before crashing into a vacant building at 804 Cascade Avenue.

4. Perry Brass:

   The most wonderful revenge you can have is by dumping an attractive, vacant man for an uglier one. That way all of his friends can scratch their heads, and for the next year or so wonder why.

5. James Johnson:

   Then everything just, literally, there was nobody here, so these buildings sat totally vacant. Nothing going on out here for a number of years.