VACATED Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

vacated 1 of 2

adjective

as in deserted

left unoccupied or unused vacated cottages that are easy targets for burglars during the winter

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vacated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of vacate

as in abolished

to put an end to by formal action the contract was vacated by the court on the grounds that the signer was underage

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as in emptied

to remove the contents of vacated the house

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Recent Examples of vacated

Adjective

The city’s charter authorizes the mayor to nominate someone to serve out the term of a vacated seat on the City Council when fewer than 18 months are left of the four-year term. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 The vacated space is in the process of being cleaned and remodeled. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026 El Dorado County voters will have a new supervisor in the 4th District, as voters cast their ballots Tuesday on the vacated seat this primary election. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026 Customers adjust plans A number of travelers did not get the shutdown message, arriving instead late Saturday morning at a vacated Spirit departure area at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International’s Terminal 4. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026 If the Bills are looking to find a fullback type to fill the vacated Reggie Gilliam role, Nowakowski could be an interesting name to monitor. — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 Although Ninth Circuit judges couldn’t cite the vacated Jones decision as a precedent, nothing stopped them from repeating all the same reasoning to reach a similar result in a similar case. — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 Tatis followed with an RBI hit-and-run dribbler through a vacated second-base spot for a 2-0 lead. — CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 When Vanecek misplayed the puck behind his net after colliding with defenseman Ian Cole, Coronato grabbed the loose puck and tucked it into the vacated net. — ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026

Verb

The team added more than 40 newcomers to the roster, including Georgia Southern transfer JC French IV, who steps into the starting spot vacated by Sorsby. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 Carter’s preliminary hearing was initially scheduled on June 6, but it was vacated and rescheduled last week. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Controversy and censure Curtis, a 68-year-old attorney, was appointed by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors in the spring of 2025 to fill the position vacated by two previous registrars who resigned for health reasons. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The judge's ruling vacated the visa ban and also set aside visa denials that were based only on the policy. — Michael Copley, NPR, 22 Aug. 2026 The change resulted in nearly 146 people getting their death sentences vacated and new penalty proceedings given to them, according to research from FIU’s Balanced Justice Project. — Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 Along with Avianca, the growth-minded Colombian national airline, JetBlue took over departure space vacated by Spirit in Terminal 4. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex formally vacated Frogmore Cottage in June 2023. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Aug. 2026 Syrianos, previously the global technical director, becomes chief football officer at the City Ground, taking on the role vacated when Ross Wilson departed to join Newcastle last summer. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vacated

Adjective

Among all the far-off places, and all the deserted and unknown cities, among all the lawless, godless regions, the Guayrá was an oasis.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
The red-brick Southeast Lighthouse, perched atop the Mohegan Bluffs, is all but deserted.

— Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of deserted

Verb

Alabama has since abolished judicial override, the practice that allowed judges to order the state to kill a person even though a jury of one’s peers requested otherwise.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Japan has faced growing criticism over its use of the death penalty, as a majority of the international community has abolished capital punishment.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of abolished

Verb

Mullen said after the first burglary, not much was taken from the machines, as they had been emptied the previous day.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
As Jackson was being tended to, the Eagles sideline emptied onto the field to surround the running back.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of emptied

Adjective

By the time viewers reach hour 15, the staff has spent an entire shift navigating a cyberattack that forces the emergency department to abandon digital systems, a nonstop influx of Fourth of July emergencies and an abandoned baby.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
According to the gallery, the 25-minute film is set in a semi-abandoned hotel near Tokyo and reimagines the Greek myth of the goddess Persephone’s abduction by Hades.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026

Definition of abandoned

Verb

But the immunizations considered for repeal by DOH are only an agency rule, not in state law, and can be repealed by the agency itself.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Other vaccine requirements, such as for measles, polio and mumps, are in state statute and would require the Legislature’s sign-off to be repealed.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of repealed

Adjective

At least 14 artisanal miners are dead and scores are injured at a disused mine in South Africa, police said Tuesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Motion opened the gallery in Kings Cross in a disused betting parlor next door to a kebab shop in 2016 while also holding down a day job.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of disused

Verb

If the league and union can’t agree on a new contract by some time in March, some regular-season games likely would be canceled.

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
South Korean officials said this week that a second exercise, for amphibious landings scheduled for September, was canceled in June.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

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