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va·cant
 vacant
- pronunciation:
- veI
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
without contents or activity; unfilled; empty.
The streets were vacant after midnight.The shelves in the store were vacant after the sale.- synonyms:
- empty, idle, unfilled, void
- antonyms:
- full
- similar words:
- bare, barren, blank, hollow, lacking, vacuous, wanting
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| definition 2: |
not in use; unoccupied; available.
There were no vacant rooms at the hotel.We're still looking for someone to fill the vacant position in our office.- synonyms:
- available, empty, free, idle, unoccupied, unused
- antonyms:
- occupied
- similar words:
- deserted, open, unclaimed, unemployed, unengaged, uninhabited, up for grabs, void
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| definition 3: |
showing lack of thought or emotion.
She was not herself and only looked at me with a vacant stare.- synonyms:
- blank, empty, vacuous, wooden
- antonyms:
- expressive
- similar words:
- apathetic, asinine, deadpan, dull, empty-headed, hollow, inane, indifferent, vapid
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| related words: |
desolate, fishy, idle, imbecile, thoughtless |
| derivations: |
vacantly (adv.), vacantness (n.) |
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