inhabited

1 of 2

adjective

in·​hab·​it·​ed in-ˈha-bə-təd 

: having inhabitants

inhabited

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past tense and past participle of inhabit

Examples of inhabited in a Sentence

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Adjective

Scientists have built a computer model of Earth without life to help determine whether distant planets could host living organisms or merely have conditions that resemble those of an inhabited world. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

At 1,292 miles from its closest inhabited neighbor, Pitcairn Island, and 2,200 miles from continental Chile, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) takes isolation to the extreme. — Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office charged Hernandez Santana, 65, with firing a gun into an inhabited building, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and firing a gun in a grossly negligent manner. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

The David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, designed by Peter Zumthor, opened in April — a sprawling, serpentine concrete mass looming 30 feet above Wilshire Boulevard on seven bulky inhabited pavilions. — Sam Lubell, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for inhabited

• cohabited
• habited
• uninhabited