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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Its mission was to find out whether Mars ever had the right environmental conditions to support life, and, early on, the rover discovered chemical and mineral evidence of habitable environments from the past.
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
The confusion came after residents received a second email on Saturday, June 28, that said The Cooper would not hold tenants to their leases until the landlord is able to determine if their apartments are habitable in accordance with their lease agreement.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
At temperatures hovering around 0 degrees Celsius, the resulting meltwater ponds could have served as habitable environments for early life.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Like, we could get hit with an asteroid the size of the one that killed off the dinosaurs, and Earth would still be more habitable.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
The confusion came after residents received a second email on Saturday, June 28, that said The Cooper would not hold tenants to their leases until the landlord is able to determine if their apartments are habitable in accordance with their lease agreement.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
At temperatures hovering around 0 degrees Celsius, the resulting meltwater ponds could have served as habitable environments for early life.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Like, we could get hit with an asteroid the size of the one that killed off the dinosaurs, and Earth would still be more habitable.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for habitable
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“Habitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitable. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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