HABITATIONS Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

habitations

noun

plural of habitation

as in occupancies

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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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 habitations Wild elephants often stray into human habitations this time of year, when rice fields are ready for harvesting. — CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025 Such defensive settlements became the norm in areas vulnerable to slave-raiding, with individual houses and collective habitations undergoing significant transformations. — Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025 Photojournalist Ann Hermes traveled to the offices of the Ipswich Local News (Massachusetts), the Juneau Empire (Alaska), and 50 more newsrooms in between to document the endangered local journalist’s increasingly dim and drafty habitations. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Dec. 2025

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Noun

There were multiple offers and the property went under contract in about a month, a indicator that downtown apartment conversion projects in the last decade are attractive to investors who see occupancies remaining strong.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
Several hospitality operators in India confirmed the trend and are reporting sharp improvement in occupancies and room prices from May onwards.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 May 2026

Definition of occupancies

Noun

The area is charming, with the houses themselves a mishmash of shapes of colors—miniature, red roof dwellings decorated with wooden panels are piled next to slim, towering town houses embellished with sweeping bay windows.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
That flexibility could result in what residents fear opens the door to two-story dwellings.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of dwellings

Noun

The lesson is that isolated task automation rarely results in large-scale job losses, except in occupations built around a very narrow set of activities.

— Adam Schickling, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Governments, business leaders, and economists have tried to estimate which occupations will disappear, which new ones will emerge, and what skills people will need to remain competitive.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of occupations

Noun

Best Hotels & Resorts The Promissory Hotel This boutique property is housed in a 1912 bank building with striking neoclassical design and 27 rooms, including loft-style abodes and two-bedroom suites.

— Julekha Dash, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
His son, Guy, followed in his footsteps, creating sculptural abodes from Boca Raton to Vail over the past 35 years.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 June 2026

Definition of abodes

Noun

The new Vista Point complex will add 193 independent living units, 72 assisted living residences, an indoor pool, performing arts auditorium, art studio and more, and ultimately will boost Fairview’s overall population to nearly 600.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
The underlying purpose of 19th century colleges was not to provide four-year residences far away from home for young men and women.

— Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of residences

Noun

With Dolphin expected to affect part of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, residents whose houses were damaged by last week’s deadly earthquake were placing blue tarps on roofs and walls to prevent water damage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Cool roofs, shaded streets, and passive building design reduce dangerous temperatures.

— Kathy Baughman McLeod, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of roofs

Noun

Across the street, lawns were still green and houses were spared, as residents continued to run hoses or sprinklers to water their properties.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
A lot of Eastern European Jewish refugees arrived in France after the pogroms and worked as tailors and seamstresses for the couture houses.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of houses

Noun

As the waters receded in some areas, many families returned to homes buried under thick layers of silt, adding to the challenges of recovery.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Detectives said the fire erupted from separate ignition points, forcing evacuations at apartment complexes and nearby homes.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

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