HABITATION Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

habitation

noun

ˌha-bə-ˈtā-shən

as in occupancy

the act or fact of residing in a place the city declared the area unsafe for habitation until it had been decontaminated

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as in residence

the place where one lives even though they spend most of their time at their condo in Florida, they still consider their farmhouse in Nebraska their permanent habitation

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Recent Examples of habitation One of the more intriguing space stories in a while broke last week when NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said during a congressional hearing that the two habitation modules built for the Lunar Gateway had been corroded. —

Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026 Though it was rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake, the church was originally founded during the town's Norman period and constructed atop far older habitation. —

Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026 Release the groundhog 10 to 20 miles away from human habitation. —

Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026 There is no equivalent in English, which has no word for a place that encompasses both human and nonhuman habitation. —

María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for habitation

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Noun

These kinds of systems should automatically respond to occupancy and environmental conditions, maintaining alignment between performance and user needs.

— Emanuel Gana, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The 13-day itinerary starts at $2,544 per person based on double occupancy, including fees and taxes, while the 15-day cruise starts at $2,974.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 May 2026