vacant
Empty, with nobody using it.
vacant in a sentence
- The vacant house at the end of the lane had dusty windows and an overgrown path.
- The only vacant seat on the crowded bus was right at the very back.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to vacant?
- Abusy
- Bempty
- Cfull
- Doccupied
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B: empty. The other three mean the opposite of vacant.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to vacant?
- Aunused
- Bfree
- Cempty
- Dfull
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D: full. The other three mean nearly the same as vacant.
Words that mean something similar
empty, unused, free
Words that mean the opposite
full, occupied, busy
More words about places & settings
- verge: The edge of something, or the moment just before something happens.
- void: A completely empty space.
- yonder: Over there, some distance away.
- adjacent: Right next to something else.
- ajar: Slightly open.
- aroma: A pleasant smell.
- austere: Very plain and strict, without comfort or decoration.
- barren: Empty and bare, where nothing can grow.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test