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Vacant vs Deserted - What's the difference?

vacant | deserted |

As adjectives the difference between vacant and deserted

is that vacant is not occupied; empty while deserted is abandoned.

As a verb deserted is

(desert).

vacant

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not occupied; empty.
    • vacant lot
  • Showing no intelligence or interest.
    • ''a vacant stare

    Synonyms

    * (Not occupied) available, empty, free, uninhabited, unoccupied * (Showing no intelligence or interest) vacuous, thousand mile stare

    Derived terms

    * vacancy noun * vacantly adverb

    Related terms

    * vacate verb

    deserted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (desert)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • abandoned
  • desolate