HOUSED Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

housed

verb

past tense of house

as in lodged

to provide with living quarters or shelter some of the freshmen were temporarily housed in local motels while the new dorm was being finished

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as in encased

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers the famous document is housed in a special display case

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Recent Examples of housed The shop opened earlier this summer and is located at 1108 E 30th St F, housed in the Wonder Shops and Flats building alongside other establishments like The Combine and AiZen Root Remedy. — Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026 Plans have yet to be finalized for the largest of the buildings, which formerly housed the plant’s gigantic boilers, but options include classrooms, an indoor play space or an oceanographic institute, according to the project’s designers. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026 But Anne's world grew smaller as the Franks and four others hid from the Nazis for over two years in a secret annex in back of the Amsterdam building that housed her father's business. — Marie Saavedra, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 The 14-story neo-Gothic structure (nicknamed the Jewelers Building) once housed five floors alone of diamond cutters, goldsmiths, and other jewelers, with the rest of the building dedicated to other places for wealthy Detroiters to splurge. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026 Moody is not directly tied to Stronger Safer Nation, the super PAC housed in the same Alabama building as Hope Florida’s records. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 And just a short stroll away in New Town is Santu Coffee, a coffee bar housed in a former wash house with soaring ceilings and an open view into the roastery. — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 About 25 minutes off the Las Vegas Strip, tucked inside an industrial park that once housed a go-kart track, sits one of the Golden State Warriors’ newest competitive advantages. — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 31 July 2026 The result is a modern homage to analogue racing, all housed in a reinterpretation of TAG’s 39 mm Carrera Glassbox (a noticeable size difference from the previous collaboration’s 44 mm), which allows for a clear view of the dial and the flange. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 July 2026

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The man with almost no injury was writhing in agony, while the man with a four-inch nail lodged near his brain kept working for six days, not even realizing the nail was there.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Aerial footage of the crash showed the front part of the truck lodged into the side of the building.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of lodged

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To ensure the integrity of the mold, only high-quality clay is used and then encased in steel sleeves designed to withstand extreme pressure.

— Philipp Jenne, Fortune, 30 July 2026
The eight-story building is stylish, with a red brick facade encased in glass and steel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Definition of encased

Verb

Banking, healthcare, insurance, government and other highly regulated sectors in particular have to abide by productivity, security and compliance requirements consumer browsers simply haven’t accommodated.

— Mazy Dar, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Up to 16 satellites … Before the award, a feasibility study was conducted to confirm that CubeSats could be safely accommodated as secondary payloads aboard an Ariane 6 flight.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

Definition of accommodated

Verb

The former patio has been enclosed to make a new dining room with windows facing the Cultural District.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Two types of trams—open and enclosed, both free—get you within a 10-minute walk of most popular attractions, with pick-ups and drop-offs in or near three major parking lots.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Definition of enclosed

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More than 56,000 people sheltered in Kyiv’s subway stations overnight, according to the Facebook post from the capital’s metro.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Russian strikes damaged residential buildings, vehicles, storage facilities, a market and a garage complex in the capital, where air raid warnings lasted more than five hours and thousands of residents sheltered in subway stations.

— Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of sheltered

Verb

While Pittsburgh may be surrounded by nature, much of it is not natural, often due to years of industrial activity.

— Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Cast your line into the river, which is surrounded by stunning mountain views, and get a taste of the serenity and challenge of fly fishing.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrounded

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The Jayhawks defeated Wichita State on Monday in Wichita, drove back to Lawrence on Tuesday morning, then boarded the bus for Lexington late Tuesday afternoon.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Following their royal wedding, which was watched by 750 million viewers around the world, the couple boarded the royal yacht Britannia for a 12-day tour of the Mediterranean.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026