adjective

uninhabited

uhn-ihn-HAB-ih-tihd

Uninhabited (adjective) means having no inhabitants; not lived in. Example: “The ship drifted onto an uninhabited island.”

adjective

Having no inhabitants; not lived in.

"The ship drifted onto an uninhabited island."

"Most of the interior is uninhabited desert."

How to Use Uninhabited

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEmpty of people — nobody actually lives there.

Common pairings

uninhabited island remain uninhabited

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The ship drifted onto an _____ island.

From un- + inhabited.

beingless desert deserted desolate disinhabited inhabitantless inhabited lifeless peopleless solitary unhabited tenantless

peopled populated tenanted

only single dead alone destroy abandoned desert boring

cited united edited suited excited limited invited visited spirited credited reunited unlimited

What does “uninhabited” mean?

The word “uninhabited” means having no inhabitants; not lived in. In plain terms, empty of people — nobody actually lives there.

How do you pronounce “uninhabited”?

“Uninhabited” is pronounced uhn-ihn-HAB-ih-tihd (/ˌʌn.ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tɪd/ in IPA).

How do you use “uninhabited” in a sentence?

Here is “uninhabited” used in a sentence: “The ship drifted onto an uninhabited island.”

What is another word for “uninhabited”?

Words with a similar meaning to “uninhabited” include beingless, desert, deserted, desolate, disinhabited and inhabitantless.

What is the opposite of “uninhabited”?

The opposite of “uninhabited” — its antonyms — are peopled, populated and tenanted.

What part of speech is “uninhabited”?

“Uninhabited” is an adjective.

only single dead alone destroy abandoned desert boring