as in inhabitable
suitable for living in
the frigid Arctic is not habitable for amphibians and reptiles—or for humans, either, for that matter
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Recent Examples of habitable
Its presence across all regions Perseverance has explored suggests a broad episode of habitable conditions, scientists say.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
While Redford might have shied away from calling himself an activist, he was fiercely dedicated to pushing for a world that was habitable for all.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Put more simply, Mars could have been habitable much more recently than scientists previously thought.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Others, though flooded or damaged, could probably become habitable again.
—Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
While Redford might have shied away from calling himself an activist, he was fiercely dedicated to pushing for a world that was habitable for all.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Put more simply, Mars could have been habitable much more recently than scientists previously thought.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Others, though flooded or damaged, could probably become habitable again.
—Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitable
inhabitable
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Built atop one of Europe’s largest iron ore mines, the land underneath the town has been hollowed out by extensive mining making parts of it inhabitable.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Sep. 2025
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While their home was thankfully spared, the structure is not inhabitable, leaving them unable to return after more than seven months.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Habitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitable. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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