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- pronunciation:
- veI
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
without activity or contents; empty.
The streets were vacant after midnight.The shelves in the store were vacant after the sale.- synonyms:
- empty, idle, void
- similar words:
- bare, barren, blank, hollow, lacking
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| definition 2: |
not in use; available.
There were no vacant seats on the bus.The boss interviewed several people for the vacant position in the office.- synonyms:
- available, empty, free, idle
- antonyms:
- occupied
- similar words:
- deserted, open, unemployed, up for grabs, void
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| definition 3: |
showing lack of thought or emotion.
When I spoke to Paula in Hungarian, she responded with a vacant stare.- synonyms:
- blank
- antonyms:
- expressive
- similar words:
- dull, hollow, indifferent
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| related words: |
desolate, fishy, idle, thoughtless |
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| derivations: |
vacantly (adv.), vacantness (n.) |
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