HOUSEGUEST Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

houseguest

noun

Definition of houseguest

as in guest

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Recent Examples of houseguest Illness has been an ever-present houseguest. — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026 Laura Zapata is the latest houseguest to be evicted from Telemundo‘s La Casa de los Famosos, and her elimination sent shockwaves through the house. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026 Bob’s view of himself as someone who pals around with his houseguests did not seem to resonate with the vacationers. — Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026 Being a good houseguest is essential. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for houseguest

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Noun

As for the official calendar, Indian couturier Manish Malhotra, who dressed Karan Johar at this year’s Met Gala, is among the guest houses showing in Paris this season.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 6 July 2026
The ship can accommodate 5,610 guests at double occupancy, according to a cruise line fact sheet.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of guest

Noun

Immigration raids and wildfires dissuaded tourists from visiting, and even Canadian tourists who typically make up the largest number of foreign visitors to California dropped 21%.

— Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
The tour started Tuesday in the western Pennsylvania town of Greensburg — once the hub of a thriving coal industry that now lures visitors from nearby Pittsburgh for highland recreation and a historic downtown.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026

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Noun

Then the calls started, a wave of them from that same number ending in 67, a caller posing as an Apple supervisor and riding the spoofed line.

— Ryan Pettit, Time, 7 July 2026
Nix has a new play-caller in Davis Webb, which is being largely hailed as a good thing, including by head coach Sean Payton himself.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026

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