FIRESIDE Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌsīd

Definition of fireside

as in residence

the place where one lives couldn't wait to get off the plane and back to his comfortable fireside

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adjective

as in intimate

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Recent Examples of fireside

Noun

Earlier this year, Tao was interviewed alongside an OpenAI executive, Mark Chen, in what the company called a fireside chat. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026 The panel Marini was speaking on, ‘Unlocking the Global Potential of Japanese IP’, organized by the Motion Picture Association and UniJapan, also featured fireside chats with Matsuhashi and Maeda, followed by a Q&A session. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

Adjective

The speaker sessions will open with a fireside chat featuring lifetime achievement award recipient Robert Stone, CEO of City of Hope. — Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 Some upper-level rooms have balconies with views of the nature preserve, but our favorite part of staying in a ground-level deluxe veranda fireside king room was walking out onto our private patio to sit beside our fire pit. — Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for fireside

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Noun

Moïse was shot to death in his second floor bedroom, and his wife Martine was seriously injured after the squad of Colombian former soldiers stormed his residence in the middle of the night.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
Its members-only Carnaúba Wind House, opened in 2024, offers bungalow stays with a kite center, beach club, restaurant, and freshwater lagoon, while the larger Vila Carnaúba development is adding more luxury residences and beach tennis facilities.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of residence

Adjective

Its private plunge rooms offer a more intimate alternative to traditional communal bathhouses.

— Evan Moore November 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026
Set to open later in 2026 is Hawa Haveli, an eight-key stay with a restaurant and cocktail bar, housed in a 19th-century merchant mansion—another intimate boutique property from the same team.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of intimate

Noun

Architect William Channing Whitney designed the stone-and-brick dwelling in a combination of English Tudor and Beaux-Arts styles.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2026
Instead, the production custom built all of the Budgell family’s dwellings.

— Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of dwelling

Adjective

Sports events and fun activities with kids plus casual get-togethers will please you.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
The low armrests and casual deco weave fabric make for an inviting spot for guests or for a cozy afternoon curled up with a book.

— Brittany VanDerBill, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of casual

Noun

Each night, Portia settles upside down beneath its silk abode, alternating prolonged stillness with brief episodes of retinal movements, twitching, and occasional leg curling.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
Here the final abode of souls redeemed by Christ in heaven is depicted as an intricate urban environment.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of abode

Noun

Mark and Dawn Greksa have transformed the historic property into the Royal Gorge Mansion, home to a fine-dining restaurant called Antithesis, overnight lodging and, soon, an events venue.

— Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2026
Visitors are not permitted without reservations at accredited lodgings—no more sleeping overnight on the sand.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of lodging

Noun

Everything else is made in house, save for the deli meat on the Italian La Famiglia and the ham on The Hammich.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
The judge ordered Ouellette to turn over his passport and said Ouellette could only leave his house for doctor’s appointments, attorneys meetings or to work for his father’s business, multiple media outlets reported.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of house

Noun

The best college coaches these days are good on the field but also get people excited enough that the fundraising goes through the roof.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2026
Most of it centered on a life-size reproduction of part of the clock tower on the roof of Wako, a department store in the tony Tokyo neighborhood of Ginza, scarred by a kaiju attack.

— Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026

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