COHABITANTS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

cohabitants

noun

plural of cohabitant

as in inhabitants

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Noun

Today, roughly 22% of land in cities with over 1 million inhabitants is used for parking.

— George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
The tornado wreaked havoc in the village of 1,000 inhabitants, reducing homes to rubble and destroying numerous cars.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of inhabitants

Noun

In November, California voters will elect a new governor, fill other statewide offices and choose occupants of 152 legislative and congressional seats.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Before the shooting broke out, the victim and other occupants of the residence were playing cards, according to the Winter Garden Police Department.

— Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of occupants

Noun

It’s seen as particularly beneficial for apartment dwellers and renters and would provide users with a relatively inexpensive way to lower their electrical bills by generating some of their own electricity.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
For instance, more than half of African city dwellers live in slums, meaning their homes are impermanent, overcrowded, and often without easy access to water and toilets.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of dwellers

Noun

The source did, however, note that most of the tenants living in the building spoke Mandarin and there was a language barrier.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
In a market as active as DFW, where logistics and distribution tenants are signing leases at record pace and enterprise clients are evaluating providers on technology as much as price, the platform running the last mile is part of the pitch.

— William Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of tenants

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Accordingly, the First Continental Congress wrote to Quebec’s habitants – residents of French origin – to invite them to join their new nationalist project.

— Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
One of those new habitants, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced last week, was Lily Pond in Long Island.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

Definition of habitants

Noun

Like the resourceful denizens of China’s rotten-tail buildings, the most successful leaders will be the ones who take their fate into their own hands instead of waiting for a new set of rules to rescue them.

— Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
In a primary field that looks to be crowded by denizens of the party’s left, a credible moderate could win the nomination and, if current polling is accurate, easily defeat a MAGA GOP candidate.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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