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uninhabited

/ənɪnˈhæbɪɾɪd/
/ənɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/
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Definitions of uninhabited
  1. adjective
    not having inhabitants; not lived in
    “an uninhabited island”
    “gaping doors of uninhabited houses”
    synonyms:
    abandoned, derelict, deserted, desolate
    forsaken by owner or inhabitants
    depopulated
    having lost inhabitants as by war or disease
    unoccupied, untenanted
    not leased to or occupied by a tenant
    unpeopled, unpopulated
    with no people living there
    lonely, solitary, unfrequented
    devoid of creatures
    unsettled
    not yet settled
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    antonyms:
    inhabited
    having inhabitants; lived in
    colonised, colonized, settled
    inhabited by colonists
    haunted
    inhabited by or as if by apparitions
    occupied, tenanted
    resided in; having tenants
    owner-occupied
    lived in by the owner
    peopled
    furnished with people
    populated
    furnished with inhabitants
    populous, thickly settled
    densely populated
    rock-inhabiting
    of ferns and lichens that grow on rocks
    underpopulated
    having a lower population density than normal or desirable
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