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

The program served roughly 95,000 meals to Sacramento County households and the unhoused, chapter attorneys said, citing the Dine-In 2 program’s final report. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025

By actively targeting visible signs of poverty through encampment clearance and arrests of unhoused people, the Trump Administration is trying to remove evidence of our economy’s failure to provide sufficient wages and adequate social services that would prevent people from living on the streets. —Time, 16 Sep. 2025

Liam, once aimless and unhoused, quickly finds purpose in the charade as a husband and father. —Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025

The organization operates a program called Night Light Tulsa, a weekly outreach program that provides food and other services to the unhoused community under a bridge near the city's Maybelle Avenue and Reconciliation Way. —Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unhoused

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