unhoused

adjective

un·​housed ˌən-ˈhau̇zd 

: not housed: such as

a

: not having a dwelling place, shelter, or permanent place of residence : homeless

unhoused people

also : of, relating to, or involving people who are unhoused

the city's unhoused crisis

b

: not covered by a protective housing

an unhoused electrical component

Examples of unhoused in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the same time, millions of people are unhoused and under-resourced all over the world. —Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025

Operation Helping Hands, an Orange County nonprofit that offers scholarships to unhoused or housing-insecure community college students in Southern California, is set to expand. —Nicole Gregory, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025

The area, a short walk from where The Zone was, has seen more unhoused people in recent months. —Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025

The victim — who has not been formally identified by the county Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office — was reported missing June 22, three days after the unhoused man was last seen alive in the area of Wool Creek Drive, according to the San Jose Police Department. —Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unhoused

• aroused
• espoused
• warehoused
• browsed
• housed
• roused