uninhabitable

adjective

un·​in·​hab·​it·​able ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-tə-bəl 

: unfit for habitation : not inhabitable

an uninhabitable wilderness

Examples of uninhabitable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Experts have said the country south of India and Sri Lanka is expected to be around 80% uninhabitable within the next 50 years due to rising sea levels. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Maybe caterpillars need to make entire forests uninhabitable just to find a little peace. — Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026

Residents struggled to understand the process of receiving help from FEMA, people were beset by scams and price gouging, and tenants whose homes had been destroyed or made uninhabitable puzzled over their rights. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

For individuals, the council recommended consolidating several different types of aid into one payment targeted for those whose homes are uninhabitable. — David A. Lieb, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uninhabitable

• habitable