Synonyms for uninhabited


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-hab-i-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈhæb ɪ tɪd


Définition of uninhabited

Origin :
  • 1570s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of inhabit (v.).
  • adj not lived in
  • adj not inhabited
Example sentences :
  • For all the signs of life visible, Cairncross might have been uninhabited a twelve-month.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • At the moon, which was then so close, and uninhabited by superior beings.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • This island has been uninhabited probably since the dawn of ages.
  • Extract from : « Within the Tides » by Joseph Conrad
  • They were in some snug harbour, however, of a desolate and uninhabited coast.
  • Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan
  • These islands are high and steep, covered with wood, and uninhabited.
  • Extract from : « The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido » by Henry Keppel
  • For this reason, most beacons are built on uninhabited planets.
  • Extract from : « The Repairman » by Harry Harrison
  • At present it is not only uninhabited, but regarded by the natives with fear.
  • Extract from : « Impressions of South Africa » by James Bryce
  • The Russian Captain Kroutcheff, who landed upon it in 1822, found it uninhabited.
  • Extract from : « Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora » by Edward Edwards
  • The country through which he drove here was uninhabited lowland.
  • Extract from : « Rebels of the Red Planet » by Charles Louis Fontenay
  • After touching at several places, we landed at an uninhabited island.
  • Extract from : « Favorite Fairy Tales » by Logan Marshall

Antonyms for uninhabited

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