Synonyms of homes

homes 1 of 2

noun

plural of home

1

as in residences

the place where one lives

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• residences
• dwellings
• houses
• abodes
• roofs
• places
• apartments
• housings
• cottages
• lodgings
• quarters
• residencies
• cabins
• habitations
• mansions
• hearths
• rooms
• domiciles
• bungalows
• firesides
• farmhouses
• hearthstones
• estates
• ranches
• diggings
• shelters
• villas
• nests
• pads
• homesteads
• castles
• condominiums
• condos
• accommodations
• dormitories
• manors
• huts
• flats
• haciendas
• shacks
• duplexes
• chalets
• palaces
• penthouses
• barracks
• tenements
• townhomes
• dorms
• rectories
• casitas
• town houses
• suites
• trailers
• apartment houses
• ranch houses
• boardinghouses
• tenement houses
• tract houses
• salons
• triplexes
• split levels
• flophouses
• RVs
• lodging houses
• semis
• rooming houses
• billets
• manor houses
• parsonages
• hovels
• halls
• manses
• houseboats
• mobile homes
• granges
• shanties
• recreational vehicles
• house trailers
• McMansions
• motor homes
• saltboxes
• vicarages
• hermitages
• châteaus
• walk-ups
• hutches
• double-wides
• hooches
• lodgments
• countryseats

2

as in habitats

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 & Similar Words

• habitats
• ranges
• territories
• environments
• surroundings
• niches
• localities
• neighborhoods
• elements
• environs
• settings
• haunts
• milieus
• mediums

3

as in countries

the land of one's 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 & Similar Words

• countries
• homelands
• sods
• communities
• mother countries
• fatherlands
• neighborhoods
• motherlands
• old countries

4

as in households

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 & Similar Words

• households
• houses
• extended families
• communities
• ménages
• clans
• folks
• kinfolks
• kindreds
• kinsfolk
• broods
• blood
• kins
• nuclear families
• kiths

5

as in birthplaces

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 & Similar Words

• birthplaces
• cradles
• motherlands
• mother countries
• hometowns
• countries
• nativities
• old countries
• roots
• Blighties

homes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of home

as in rooms

Related Words

• rooms
• houses
• roofs
• stables
• camps
• shelters
• sheds
• quarters
• chambers
• tents
• boards
• domiciles
• lodges
• roosts
• secures
• harbors
• ensconces
• barracks
• bunks
• bestows
• takes in
• encamps
• billets
• beds (down)
• bivouacs
• accommodates
• puts up

Dissimilar Words

• ejects
• evicts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of homes

Noun

In Uvalde — where the scars of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting remain impossible to ignore — one person was killed and dozens of homes were destroyed, compounding years of the community’s collective grief. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Some homes were eerily frozen in time, with bowls still filled with food. — New York Times, 20 July 2026

New Yorkers have been part of this story from the beginning, welcoming guests into their homes, sharing the city’s spirit with the world, and earning some additional dollars to meet rising costs. — Nathan Blecharczyk, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

Each resident should have a care plan, and homes should train staff to be alert to a resident's triggers and intervene quickly, dementia specialists say. — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026

In Miami-Dade County, homes priced below $400,000 made up just 2% of active single-family listings as of early 2025, according to the Miami Association of Realtors, while 42% of listings were priced at $1 million or more. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Many homes can be fitted with air filtration systems that reduce pollution in every room. — Dr. Lauren Zajac, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

Disney helped America imagine the first Space Age by bringing the vision of von Braun into millions of American homes. — Jack Kennedy, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

Advocates say the funds would help build more than 40,000 shovel-ready affordable homes that are unable to move forward because of a financing gap and help preserve thousands of other existing units. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026