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

Proceeds from the event will be donated to local charities Hope the Mission and Los Angeles Mission, which aim to provide food, clothing, and services to unhoused and food-insecure individuals in Los Angeles. —Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026

Local merchants reported that unhoused individuals would often sleep inside the building. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026

Investigators had determined those fires were started by unhoused people in the area, Fletcher said. —Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025

Housing, and the lack thereof, shapes so much about the life of the modern city, and here, Shealy, Sussman & Co. move between intimate portraiture and structural critique to offer a rare look at unhoused people shaping their own future and at how difficult that can be. —Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unhoused

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