DOMICILES Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

domiciles 1 of 2

noun

plural of domicile

as in residences

the place where one lives welcome to my domicile, humble though it may be

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domiciles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of domicile

as in houses

to provide with living quarters or shelter the university domiciles students in a variety of buildings in and around its urban campus

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Recent Examples of domiciles

Noun

Surely, there are circumstances when children need to be taken from their parental domiciles and placed in safer environments because of abuse. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026

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Noun

The stroll-type landscape garden features traditional Japanese buildings, such as refined residences and chaya teahouses, each with its own unique architectural design.

— Hiroshige Yazawa Japan News, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
In Old Town, the West Burton Place Historic District encompasses a former artists’ colony where artists and craftspeople redesigned old 19th century buildings and converted them into residences during the Great Depression.

— Rachel Freundt, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Definition of residences

Verb

Nearby, the historic Sporting Club houses an indoor pool, sauna, water circuit, and fitness center.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
The animals live on a massive estate that also houses Neill’s winery, Two Paddocks, which was founded in 1993 and based in Central Otago, New Zealand.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026

Definition of houses

Noun

The analysis prepared for The Courant by SmartMLS, the statewide multiple listing service, includes single-family houses, condos and one-to-four family dwellings.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Both sites are considered sacred by Native Americans, marked by cliff dwellings, petroglyphs and scenic canyons, as well as by burial sites and ancestral villages.

— News Desk, Artforum, 14 July 2026

Definition of dwellings

Verb

Made up of vast mangrove forests, brackish marshlands, and tons of tiny islands, the refuge shelters a wide variety of animals, including American alligators and crocodiles, Florida panthers, manatees, river otters, bottle-nosed dolphins, and more than 200 species of migratory birds.

— Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
The film centers on Cheng Jun, a Chinese international student working the night shift at a 24-hour convenience store who forms an unlikely bond with a homeless elderly woman who shelters there each night.

— Jenny S. Li, Variety, 15 June 2026

Definition of shelters

Noun

Best Hotels & Resorts The Promissory Hotel This boutique property is housed in a 1912 bank building with striking neoclassical design and 27 rooms, including loft-style abodes and two-bedroom suites.

— Julekha Dash, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
His son, Guy, followed in his footsteps, creating sculptural abodes from Boca Raton to Vail over the past 35 years.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 June 2026

Definition of abodes

Noun

After spending hundreds of millions of dollars over the past few years on minor improvements — fixing roofs and windows or repairing equipment — Hochman said the time was right to update the overall look.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Beyond the road lie much smaller buildings organized in neat rows made up of a jumble of hard angles—porch steps, open windows, sloping roofs—that seem to spring spontaneously from the ground.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of roofs

Noun

In Uvalde — where the scars of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting remain impossible to ignore — one person was killed and dozens of homes were destroyed, compounding years of the community’s collective grief.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Some homes were eerily frozen in time, with bowls still filled with food.

— New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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