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 In 2023, Campbell’s closed its corporate headquarters in Ballantyne, which had once housed about 1,300 corporate employees. — Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026 An elevator ride to the fourth floor brings you to where most of the museum’s collection is housed. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 The creation of the Latino Museum was authorized by Congress in 2020 and it has been housed in the National Museum of American History since opening in 2022. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Locale Firenze For a more upscale dining experience, this restaurant and bar housed in a centuries-old palazzo is a local favorite. — Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 The bathroom, for instance, is housed in its own circular pod, while the kitchen sits in a central pit. — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026 The albums are housed in a black and silver custom archival crate. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026 The turtles and tortoises have since been relocated to the Dallas Zoo, where they are now safely housed, the shelter said. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 The Foscarini Signature Suite (which housed the Doge) is approximately 966 square feet and also offers Grand Canal views. — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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That same month, another whale, this one a juvenile, was found lifeless and lodged among woody debris in a Washington State river, miles from the ocean.

— Ainslie Cruickshank, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026
Atlanta drivers were left shocked late Sunday night after a driver's legs were seen dangling from a vehicle lodged under an overpass.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of lodged

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At each of the crash sites, the search for the cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders – encased in orange metal, though often called black boxes – from the hijacked planes was underway.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Set on the edge of the Village of Lindos, the heavenly parcel and its glass-like waters are nearly encased by rocks with stretches of smooth sand on either side.

— Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of encased

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The outdoor cinema is wrapped by a rough-hewn Brutalist perimeter—half-lined with concrete cubes, the other half enclosed with planks salvaged from the boardwalk destroyed during Hurricane Sandy.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
The brand’s first offering is Travel Discovery Set ($135), featuring five scents enclosed in a sleek silver cigarette case, which feels substantial and heavy in the hand, like something your grandmother might have owned.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of enclosed

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In the last decade Germany has sheltered millions of refugees, mainly from Syria and other troubled countries in the Middle East.

— Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
King and another worker sheltered in place in the bookstore’s other building and Spann sheltered down the road, Spann said.

— Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of sheltered

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Lenin and Trotsky believed that their Bolshevik Revolution would succeed only when the Soviet Union was surrounded by other Communist states.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Leary said that once the riders were surrounded on the bridge, police took them into custody without incident.

— Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of surrounded

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Every hero’s journey requires major movement, and in 2000, Rosales boarded a plane bound for New York.

— Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The family claimed Nordquist was planning to fly back to Minnesota within two weeks, but never boarded his return flight, court documents show.

— Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of boarded

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The birds — which were Neisen’s idea — are usually confined to the rooftop of the converted 19th-century industrial space, a surprising country quirk in the heart of the city designed by landscaping firm Brooklyn Grange.

— Tanya Fevzi, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Feeling overwhelmed and anxious is not just confined to adults; kids can feel it, too.

— John Shumway, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026