Occupied vs. Vacant — What's the Difference?

Occupied (Norwegian: Okkupert) is a Norwegian political thriller TV series that premiered on TV2 on 5 October 2015. Based on an original idea by Jo Nesbø, the series is co-created with Karianne Lund and Erik Skjoldbjærg.

(of a place) not occupied; empty

(of a building, seat, etc.) being used by someone

Having or showing no intelligence or interest

Busy and active

Containing nothing; empty

(of a place, especially a country) taken control of by military conquest or settlement

Not occupied or put to use

To fill up (time or space)

Without an incumbent or occupant; unfilled

To dwell or reside in (an apartment, for example).

Not filled with any activity

To hold or fill (an office or position).

(Law) Lacking an identified heir

To seize possession of and maintain control over forcibly or by conquest

Lacking intelligence or knowledge

To engage or employ the attention or concentration of

Lacking expression; blank

Reserved, engaged.

Not occupied; empty.

Busy, unavailable.

Showing no intelligence or interest.

Subjugated, under the control of a foreign military presence.

Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant room.

Used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable.

Unengaged with business or care; unemployed; unoccupied; disengaged; free; as, vacant hours.

Simple past tense and past participle of occupy

Not filled or occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer; unoccupied; as, a vacant throne; a vacant house; a vacant apartment; a vacant parish.

Engaged; in use; being used by a person and not free for use by someone else; as, the wc is occupied. Opposite of free, available, and unoccupied.

Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or reflection; as, a vacant mind.

Inhabited, lived-in, tenanted; having residents; - of dwelling units.

Abandoned; having no heir, possessor, claimant, or occupier; as, a vacant estate.

Overrun, taken over; - of countries or territories; as, occupied France. Opposite of unoccupied.

Void of thought or knowledge;

Busy; actively or fully engaged in some activity; - of people. Opposite of idle.

Without an occupant or incumbent;

Held or filled or in use;

Seized and controlled as by military invasion;

Resided in; having tenants;

Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged;