The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word IDLE , but the solution may also be FREE which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Unoccupied crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| IDLE | 43 % | 4 |
| VACANT | 26 % | 6 |
| FREE | 23 % | 4 |
| EMPTY | 5 % | 5 |
| LEISURE | 3 % | 7 |
Why may FREE be the right solution?
The word "FREE" means not occupied or unoccupied. It fits the clue perfectly.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Unoccupied
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- uninhabited
- relinquished
- spare
- free
- untenanted
- vacant
- empty
- unused
- idle
- unfilled
- inactive
- vacancy
Crossword Answer definitions
IDLE noun- An idle animation.
- An idle game.
- To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.
- To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
- Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.
- Empty, vacant.
- Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
- Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
- Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
- Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
- Light-headed; foolish.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result IDLE
- Lay off
- Like some threats
- Not in use
- Not working
- Twiddling one's thumbs
- Cleese's cohort, once
- Inactive
- Like chatter, perhaps
- Run in neutral
- Unoccupied
More clues leading to the result VACANT
- Unoccupied
- Content-free
- Available to rent
- Flat sign
- Empty
- Devoid of thought
- Like some city lots
- Available to let
- Unfilled
- Available for rent
More clues leading to the result FREE
- At no cost
- Let loose
- Priceless?
- Unattached
- Complimentary
- Kind of throw or kick
- The "best" price
- Unlike lunch?
- Word before love or lunch
- "___ to Be ... You and Me" (1972 Marlo Thomas gender stereotype-fighting album)
More clues leading to the result EMPTY
- Vacuous
- "E" on a gauge
- Like some threats
- Depleted
- Take out (the trash)
- Bad news on the gas gauge
- Out of gas
- Meaningless
- Bottle to recycle
- Pointing to E