unfilled

adjective

un·​filled ˌən-ˈfild 

: not filled

an unfilled bottle

unfilled spaces

a vacancy left unfilled

an unfilled order

Examples of unfilled in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In Hideaway Hills, six years after emergency crews knocked on doors and ordered families to pack up and leave, the original sinkhole remains unfilled. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

With the throne disengaged from governance, petitions and reports from officials piled up unread, crucial state posts went unfilled, and the imperial bureaucracy splintered amid poisonous factional infighting. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

And for an offense that managed just one extra-base hit in the series, coming in the final inning, that leaves behind an unfilled filling for an offensive unit that produced so many scoring opportunities in the regular season. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Two-thirds of schools in the department have unfilled teacher positions, according to a union survey. — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unfilled

• redistilled
• semiskilled
• unfulfilled
• backfilled
• distilled
• fulfilled
• infilled
• instilled
• rebuild
• refilled
• unskilled
• untilled