# unfilled

/ənˈfɪɫd/ (US) · /ʌnfˈɪld/ (UK) · CEFR B1 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/unfilled
Updated: 2026-10-19

## Definition

empty or still waiting to be filled with something. You use it for seats, forms, or jobs that still need a person or thing in them.

For teachers: not occupied, supplied, or completed; remaining empty or vacant. Accepts degree modification and appears both before nouns and after linking verbs.

## Examples

- Two seats stay unfilled at the back of the bus.
- She leaves the last page of her notebook unfilled for notes from the final class.
- The new housing block stood half-lit at dusk, its unfilled flats a quiet reminder that demand had moved elsewhere.

## Synonyms

empty, vacant, blank, unoccupied

## Antonyms

filled, occupied, taken

## Usage notes

- Used both before a noun and after linking verbs such as 'be', 'remain', or 'leave'.

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