unfilled

adjective

un·​filled ˌən-ˈfild How to pronounce unfilled (audio)
Synonyms of unfillednext
: not filled
an unfilled bottle
unfilled spaces
a vacancy left unfilled
an unfilled order

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Local school board positions are by far the office most frequently going unfilled, making up close to a third of the positions lacking candidates. — CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Nearly ten years of rule by President Emmanuel Macron has left this country more divided, with promises unfilled, anger near the surface. — Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 But technicians to maintain machines, run quality control, and manage facilities are also in demand, to the tune of potentially tens of thousands of unfilled jobs by 2030. — Katherine Bourzac, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2026 Many of the strongest initial applications are the dull, dirty, and dangerous tasks that go unfilled, contribute to injuries, and pull people away from higher-value judgment and exception handling. — Navin Chaddha, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfilled

Word History

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unfilled was in 1584

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