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What is another word for Unfilled? – 234 Unfilled Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    empty vacant unoccupied bare unfurnished incomplete lacking missing absent void hollow barefaced uncalled unclaimed unattended unused uninhabited unpeopled desolate barren stark unused unutilized idle inactive dormant inert stagnant blank unfulfilled unrealized unmet unsatisfied unhired unstaffed unmanned unworked unexploited untapped unapplied unemployed unused vacant open available free unengaged untaken unseated unallocated unassigned unmaintained unmanaged unregulated uncontrolled unmonitored unobserved unsupervised unwatched unguarded unprotected undefended unsecured ungarrisoned unfortified

    Meaning of Unfilled

    The primary meaning of the word "unfilled" is something that is not filled or occupied.

    Definitions

    • Not filled or occupied
    • * Not having all the required or expected people or things
    • * Not satisfied or met

    Etymology of Unfilled

    The word "unfilled" is derived from the prefix "un-" meaning "not" and the word "filled" which is the past tense of "fill"
    The word "fill" comes from Old English "fyllan" which is derived from the Proto-Germanic word "fullijan" and the Proto-Indo-European root "pel-" or "pele-" and is related to the Old Norse "fylla" and the Dutch "vullen"

    Example Uses

    • The job position remained unfilled for months due to lack of qualified applicants
    • * The unfilled seats at the concert were a disappointment to the performers
    • * The company's unfilled orders were a result of inadequate supply chain management

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    filled occupied complete full satisfied met realized fulfilled attended used engaged taken allocated assigned maintained managed regulated controlled monitored observed supervised watched guarded protected defended secured garrisoned fortified crowded packed saturated loaded stocked replenished restored completed finished

    Related Nouns

    vacancy emptiness hole gap space opening void cavity hollow bareness desolation barrenness starkness blankness unfulfillment unrealization absence lack deficiency shortage scarcity insufficiency inadequacy shortage deficit shortfall unemployment unoccupation inactivity dormancy inertia stagnation

    Related Verbs

    fill occupy complete satisfy meet realize fulfill attend use engage take allocate assign maintain manage regulate control monitor observe supervise watch guard protect defend secure garrison fortify crowd pack saturate load stock replenish restore complete finish

    Related Adjectives

    empty vacant unoccupied bare incomplete lacking missing absent void hollow barefaced uncalled unclaimed unattended unused uninhabited unpeopled desolate barren stark unused unutilized idle inactive dormant inert stagnant blank unfulfilled unrealized unmet unsatisfied unhired unstaffed unmanned unworked unexploited untapped unapplied unemployed unused vacant open available free unengaged untaken unseated unallocated unassigned unmaintained unmanaged unregulated uncontrolled unmonitored unobserved unsupervised unwatched unguarded unprotected undefended unsecured ungarrisoned unfortified