HOUSEHOLD Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈhau̇s-ˌhōld

Definition of household

as in house

those who live as a family in one house a household that consists of a mom, two kids, and a grandmother

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adjective

as in familial

of or relating to a household or family they spent the weekend at home, attending to household chores

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as in usual

often observed or encountered the dish became a household word because of the sudden popularity of the cuisine

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Recent Examples of household

Noun

Some 71 percent reported their wages were insufficient to meet basic household needs. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 24 July 2026 The richest 10% of households in the country held around half of total assets—a share that hasn’t budged since the 1980s—according to a 2025 study from the Resolution Foundation. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Adjective

To address this, Netflix is testing ways for subscribers in certain countries such as Peru and Chile to pay $2 to $3 more to add non-household members to their plans. — Wendy Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022 The toughest restrictions since the pandemic began are to go into effect today, including an unprecedented move to limit multi-household gatherings on private premises to two families. — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for household

Recent Examples of Synonyms for household

Noun

Two Indian tourists picked her up and took her to a guest house, where another eight men were waiting, all of them drunk.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Natalie Boren, an executive VP at recruiter Career Group Companies, responsible for fashion staffing, is surprised how many interviewees cannot muster basic information about a fashion house’s most recent work — or even the creative director’s name.

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026

Definition of house

Adjective

However, the couple also has famous familial ties in the music entertainment industry.

— Ayana Herndon, InStyle, 25 July 2026
Ambitiously reaching past satire toward psychological revelation, the play piles on plot twists but offers thin, inconsistent character work and a retrograde climax, leaving its portrait of American familial dysfunction strangely underpowered.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of familial

Adjective

So, hotels may have obtained a financial boost from the tournament but due to setting higher rates than usual, not because of a massive increase in number of guests.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Wrexham will also stay in Florida for longer than is usual on these tours to take advantage of the excellent training facilities, only flying up to New York the day before the Liverpool match.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of usual

Noun

The state’s lawsuit focuses on communication and procedural issues, alleging that Jackson County did not follow the proper legal steps notifying homeowners before raising home values by upwards of 15% per parcel.

— Ilana Arougheti July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Torrential rains caused flash floods that swamped homes, washed out bridges and led to water rescues in West Virginia, authorities said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of home

Adjective

This now ubiquitous queso dip add-in was born in 1943 at a canning plant in a tiny Rio Grande Valley town.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 July 2026
Yes, a bit of deception has long been standard in listing photos — a wide lens, a bit of color saturation to make a viewless window appear brighter — but the tools today are more sophisticated, cheaper, and pretty ubiquitous.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 July 2026

Definition of ubiquitous

Adjective

The combination of these two groups feeding on a single stem of common milkweed cleared all the leaves and seed pods within three days.

— Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
The biggest common factor across Asia is longevity, Park said – and how people are thinking differently about the final part of their lives.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

Definition of common

Adjective

Children grow up without the network of neighboors, relatives and familiar adults that used to make a place feel safe.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Drawing inspiration from the classic old fashioned cocktail, this fruit-forward IPA delivers familiar flavors in a delightfully different form.

— Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026

Definition of familiar

Adjective

Many of its engineering solutions would later become commonplace across both high-performance and mainstream vehicles.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
But private‑to‑private supply — in which a private generator sells directly to an industrial or commercial buyer using the grid, a practice that is commonplace across the West — remains rare on the continent.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

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