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unpopulated

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Uninhabited, having no residents.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deserted, peopleless, beingless, desert, desolate, disinhabited, inhabitantless, inhabited, lifeless, solitary, tenantless, unhabited, uninhabited, unoccupied, unpeopled, unpopulated, untenanted, vacant, wasteful

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of unpopulate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

with no people living there

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • vast unpopulated plains

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unpeopled

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Real reading context

unpopulated in complete knowledge articles