Synonyms of vacancy

vacancy

noun

ˈvā-kən(t)-sē 

1

as in emptiness

empty space

the vast vacancy that exists between our solar system and the nearest star having its own orbiting planets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emptiness
• void
• black hole
• blankness
• blank
• gap
• vacuity
• vacuum
• cavity
• nothingness
• air
• hollowness
• open
• bleakness
• hole
• barrenness
• waste
• desolateness
• inane
• hollow
• bareness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fullness
• fulness
• repleteness

2

as in vacuum

the quality or state of being empty

the vacancy of the cavernous gymnasium was eerily apparent to me as I shot baskets alone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emptiness
• vacuum
• vacantness
• vacuity
• bareness
• hollowness
• blankness
• availability
• void
• bleakness
• exhaustion
• depletion
• nothingness
• openness
• barrenness
• clearness
• dryness
• desolateness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fullness
• fulness
• completeness
• abundance
• fatness
• repleteness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of vacancy

The Jets will have company because the Saints, for which Glenn also played, and the Bears also have coaching vacancies, with more to come after the regular season concludes on Jan. 5. —Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024

Politics will inevitably play a role, as all parties jockey to fill the court’s three current vacancies with friendly judges. —Victor Cha, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024

Proponents of this myth point to (and often misunderstand) housing vacancy data. —Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024

DeSantis appointed Gilzean to the elections supervisor post in March to fill a vacancy created when longtime Democratic elections chief Bill Cowles retired. —Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024