Synonyms of dwells

dwells

verb

present tense third-person singular of dwell

1

as in remains

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

• remains
• stays
• waits
• abides
• hangs around
• tarries
• lingers
• sticks around
• awaits
• loiters
• holds on
• hangs on
• dawdles
• dallies
• overstays
• outstays

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaves
• goes
• moves
• departs
• exits
• escapes
• pulls out
• walks out
• goes off
• quits
• cuts out
• packs (up or off)
• gets off
• takes off
• peels off
• flees
• pushes on
• bails out
• shoves (off)
• pushes off
• clears out
• buzzes (off)
• flies
• bails
• skips
• evacuates
• clears off
• absconds
• gets out
• runs away
• abandons
• forsakes
• books
• vacates
• bugs out
• pikes (out or off)
• scats
• vamooses
• deserts
• decamps
• scrams

2

as in resides

to have a home

the widow dwells in the valley by herself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resides
• lives
• abides
• stays
• inhabits
• occupies
• haunts
• peoples
• frequents
• lodges
• settles
• hangs (at)
• visits
• populates
• cohabits
• rents
• tenants
• leases
• sublets

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dwells

The film’s title refers to a folk legend about a mythic creature that dwells in Bhutan’s icy mountains, and suggests all that is being lost with melting glaciers. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2026

Quiñones, an artist known as @skullsqwat and stylist to It-girl supreme and rock-star newlywed Gabbriette (known to her as Gabi), dwells in many realms. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Every other entry either dwells in its characters’ filth throughout or reveals a new level of depravity as the climactic joke. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026

Discussion about The Matrix’s influence invariably dwells on its ample visual contributions to action filmmaking. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

Laqueur’s book dwells on the way that canines often function in art—as seers of things that people miss. — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026

Kenneth Tam’s video work dwells with a community of taxi-drivers struggling with the erosion of their trade in the wake of rideshare apps. — Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 29 May 2026

It’s caused by a parasite, Cytauxzoon felis, that dwells in a species of tick known as the Lone Star tick − named for a single white dot on the backs of adult females. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 21 May 2026

Samba Jean-Baptiste’s music dwells in the semi-sublime state of being bored and stoned. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026