HABITATIONS Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

habitations

noun

plural of habitation

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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

Survey respondents said their dwellings stayed oppressively hot even at night because overcrowding and poor construction trapped the heat.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
Kennecott offers a mix of ghost-town dwellings, historic attractions, and trails.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026

Definition of dwellings

Noun

In a handwritten financial disclosure a decade later, Jackson wrote that his occupations were being a state senator and a logging equipment operator.

— Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Education experts said one possible response to such a scenario is for state legislatures that set licensing requirements to decide some occupations — like barbers and stylists — actually need less training.

— Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 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

Related Ross first planted roots in West Palm Beach in 1997, starting a portfolio of projects that includes Class-A office buildings such as One Flagler and The Laurel luxury residences.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026
The redesign of the guestrooms and suites transformed each of these accommodations into the type of luxury urban residences that the Astor family might live in today.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of residences

Noun

Some of the most pressing needs include replacing roofs and HVAC systems.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Two separate three-bed guest houses, one with its own pool, offer privacy within privacy, while the commanding 1,300-square-meter (13,993 square feet) six-bed main house spreads the double wings of its terracotta roofs in sheltering fashion.

— Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of roofs

Noun

Some in anthropology take this further, describing houses and homes as social and symbolic spaces rather than merely physical structures.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Though California is home to some of the worst cities for first-time homebuyers, there are still houses for as low as $285,000.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of houses

Noun

These are the objects that have taken time to make and the homes that tell stories; style that isn’t built through novelty, but through memory and affection.

— ALEX EAGLE, Vogue, 26 July 2026
Ever since opening in 2018, the plant has faced criticism over its proximity to a school, major public park and homes.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

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