unpopulated
Lacking any residents
Unpopulated means having no people living in a place: unpopulated wilderness, an unpopulated island.
The word extends to anything empty of expected inhabitants or data: an unpopulated database field, unpopulated cells in a spreadsheet.
Unlike *uninhabited*, which suggests a place that could support life but doesn't, unpopulated often implies emptiness by design or circumstance.
Abandoned or neglectful
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- ghost townDeserted former inhabited place
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
crumbling · decayed · dilapidated · neglected · vacant · disused · mothballed · emptied
Unable to produce
- uninhabitedHaving no occupants
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- voidWithout legal effect
- unpeopledHaving no residents
unoccupied · sparse · scarce · devoid · lacking · bereft · desertified · wasteland
Separated from others
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- secludedSet apart, private
- outlyingDistant from center
- frontierEdge of settlement
uncharted · undiscovered · backwoods · boondocks · outback · hinterland · periphery · outpost
Free from disturbance
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- calmFree from agitation
- quietLacking in sound
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
silent · undisturbed · restful · secluded · retreat · sanctuary · solitary · unfrequented
Not contacted or affected
- virginOne sexually inexperienced
- unspoiledNot damaged or degraded
- undisturbedFree from interference
- pristinePure and untouched
unblemished · unmarred · preserved · unexplored · primeval · primal · wild · natural
Not domesticated or controlled
- untamedNot domesticated
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- bushlandUncultivated native vegetation area
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
ecosystem · nature reserve · wildlife refuge · national park · protected · conservation · biodiversity · fauna
derelict
Abandoned or neglectful
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- ghost townDeserted former inhabited place
ruins · crumbling · decayed · dilapidated · neglected · vacant · disused · mothballed · emptied · evacuated
barren
Unable to produce
- uninhabitedHaving no occupants
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- voidWithout legal effect
unpeopled · unoccupied · sparse · scarce · devoid · lacking · bereft · desertified · wasteland · lifeless
isolated
Separated from others
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- secludedSet apart, private
- outlyingDistant from center
frontier · uncharted · undiscovered · backwoods · boondocks · outback · hinterland · periphery · outpost · off-grid
peaceful
Free from disturbance
still · silent · undisturbed · restful · secluded · retreat · sanctuary · solitary · unfrequented · unvisited
untouched
Not contacted or affected
- virginOne sexually inexperienced
- unspoiledNot damaged or degraded
- undisturbedFree from interference
pristine · unblemished · unmarred · preserved · unexplored · primeval · primal · wild · natural · untrammeled
wild
Not domesticated or controlled
- untamedNot domesticated
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- bushlandUncultivated native vegetation area
habitat · ecosystem · nature reserve · wildlife refuge · national park · protected · conservation · biodiversity · fauna · flora
unpopulatedpopulous
Densely settled with people
densely populated · crowded · teeming · packed · overpopulated
popular, population, popularity, populate, populace, popularize, populated, populous, popularized