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home

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of home

1 the place where one lives

  • as we entered his 34-room mansion, our host playfully exclaimed, "Welcome to my humble home!"
Synonyms of home

abode, diggings, domicile, dwelling, fireside, habitation, hearth, hearthstone, house, lodging, pad, place, quarters, residence, roof
Words Related to home

accommodations, housing, nest, residency, shelter

bungalow, cabin, casita, chalet, cottage

duplex, ranch, ranch house, saltbox, semi [chiefly British], split level, townhome, town house, tract house, triplex

apartment, apartment house, condo, condominium, flat, tenement, tenement house, walk-up

penthouse, salon, suite

barracks, billet, boardinghouse, dorm, dormitory, flophouse, lodging house, lodgment (or lodgement), room(s), rooming house

castle, château, countryseat, estate, hall, manor, manor house, mansion, McMansion, palace, villa

farmhouse, grange, hacienda, homestead

double-wide, houseboat, house trailer, mobile home, motor home, recreational vehicle, RV, trailer

hermitage, manse, parsonage, rectory, vicarage

hooch (or hootch) [slang], hovel, hut, hutch, shack, shanty

2 the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found

  • the American south, the home of the armadillo
  • the island is home to many thousands of plant species
Synonyms of home

habitat, niche, range, territory
Words Related to home

element, environment, environs, haunt, locality, medium, milieu, neighborhood, setting, surroundings

3 the land of oneʼs birth, residence, or citizenship

  • the U.S. is my home
  • the folks back home were always eager for news about how well they had fared since moving away
Synonyms of home

country, fatherland, homeland, mother country, motherland, sod
Words Related to home

old country

community, neighborhood

4 those who live as a family in one house

  • comes from a loving home
  • a man who believes that a person's home is the most important thing in life
Synonyms of home

extended family, house, household, ménage
Words Related to home

blood, folks, kin, kindred, kinfolk (or kinfolks), kinsfolk, kith

brood

nuclear family

clan, community

5 a place of origin

  • Springfield, Massachusetts, is the home of basketball, for it was there that Dr. James Naismith invented the game to keep his students active during foul weather
Synonyms of home

birthplace, cradle, mother country, motherland
Words Related to home

hometown

Blighty [chiefly British], country, nativity, old country, roots

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