Synonyms of dwelling

dwelling 1 of 2

noun

ˈdwe-liŋ 

as in residence

the place where one lives

the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Plymouth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• residence
• abode
• house
• roof
• lodging
• home
• housing
• place
• habitation
• residency
• quarters
• domicile
• hearth
• shelter
• cottage
• cabin
• apartment
• mansion
• fireside
• diggings
• bungalow
• hearthstone
• pad
• farmhouse
• nest
• accommodations
• dormitory
• castle
• estate
• ranch
• homestead
• villa
• condominium
• manor
• tenement
• hut
• condo
• shack
• penthouse
• chalet
• duplex
• dorm
• palace
• ranch house
• flat
• tract house
• barracks
• saltbox
• hacienda
• rectory
• town house
• room(s)
• tenement house
• townhome
• split level
• suite
• hall
• apartment house
• walk-up
• triplex
• boardinghouse
• trailer
• hovel
• casita
• flophouse
• manor house
• château
• billet
• semi
• salon
• recreational vehicle
• shanty
• lodging house
• lodgment
• manse
• parsonage
• rooming house
• McMansion
• hermitage
• RV
• grange
• vicarage
• houseboat
• mobile home
• motor home
• countryseat
• house trailer
• hooch
• double-wide
• hutch

dwelling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of dwell

1

as in staying

to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time

dwelling with a farm family as an exchange student in France

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staying
• remaining
• waiting
• hanging around
• sticking around
• tarrying
• abiding
• lingering
• awaiting
• loitering
• hanging on
• holding on
• dawdling
• overstaying
• dallying
• outstaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moving
• leaving
• going
• exiting
• departing
• bailing
• pulling out
• escaping
• cutting out
• walking out
• quitting
• taking off
• getting off
• packing (up or off)
• going off
• buzzing (off)
• peeling off
• bailing out
• fleeing
• pushing off
• shoving (off)
• pushing on
• flying
• clearing out
• evacuating
• clearing off
• skipping
• getting out
• absconding
• running away
• bugging out
• vacating
• abandoning
• booking
• forsaking
• vamoosing
• piking (out or off)
• decamping
• deserting
• scramming
• scatting

2

as in living

to have a home

the widow dwells in the valley by herself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• living
• residing
• abiding
• staying
• inhabiting
• occupying
• lodging
• haunting
• visiting
• cohabiting
• hanging (at)
• frequenting
• renting
• settling
• populating
• subletting
• leasing
• tenanting
• peopling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dwelling

Noun

Making the incident more horrific, their 27-year-old son, Elijah Zion Bieniemy, has been arrested and charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm, and discharging a firearm inside a dwelling; he is currently held without bond. — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Elijah Zion Bieniemy, 27, was arrested and booked on suspicion of malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and discharge of a firearm inside of a dwelling, according to a sheriff’s statement. — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 27 July 2026

Verb

Rather than dwelling on his Blairite roots, Burnham calls for the devolution of power away from London and points to his record as the mayor of Greater Manchester County from 2017 until last week. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Officials this week sharply reduced the amount of critical habitat in the Rocky Mountains designated for Canada lynx, forest-dwelling wildcats that are threatened by climate change and other pressures. — Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2026