HOUSES Synonyms: 223 Similar and Opposite Words

houses 1 of 2

noun

plural of house

as in companies

a commercial or industrial activity or organization a publishing house that specializes in school textbooks

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as in families

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor the present British royal family belongs to the House of Windsor

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as in residences

the place where one lives come over to my house so I can show you my new furniture

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as in households

those who live as a family in one house the whole house is in a state of excited anticipation for the holidays

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as in nests

the shelter or resting place of a wild animal prairie dogs make their house underground

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verb

present tense third-person singular of house

as in shelters

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 confines

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 houses

Noun

Every September, around 830 boys from ages 13 to 18 take planes, trains, and automobiles to install themselves in their boarding houses at Harrow on the Hill. — Ashley Baker, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026 The 40-year-old designer is part of a whole class of millennials working for historical fashion houses who have been tasked with making young shoppers feel things. — Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 The more than 1,200-acre facility houses space for set building, sound stages and anything else the show needs. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026 In 2005 a Utah court froze the assets of FLDS’s United Effort Plan trust, which included much of the group’s community assets, including houses and land in the Short Creek area, valued at about $110 million. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026 Thirty-two houses in the park have collapsed into the Atlantic since 2020. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, the Tata Group, one of India's leading corporate houses, is embroiled in a boardroom battle that could affect its ability to invest in building the country's first semiconductor fabrication plant. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 Why would anyone want to destroy lovely old houses, the same houses that made Kensington so desirable, and replace them with buildings that resembled a pile of washing machines 30 floors high? — Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026 Many people prefer to live in the ruins of their houses instead of having tents because the tents do not protect them from any kind of rain or any kind of heat, and there are also rodents that spread diseases. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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Back in August, the singer’s team erected a pop-up merch shop on the same quiet downtown block that houses Slotnick’s cookbook store, which has been in business for 30 years. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026 The store also houses the Rag & Bone Archive, with pieces from the brand’s history displayed exhibition style to showcase its craftsmanship and house codes. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 The block that houses Monarch Donuts will soon be demolished as construction starts on a new retail and residential development called the Arcadia Town Center. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 The complex houses the police's Special Branch intelligence agency, offices of the Counter Terrorism Department, and houses of counterterrorism officers who have carried out operations against militants across the province in recent years. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026 Hours before Sheeran took the stage, a small group of pro-Palestine protesters had gathered at the NRG Septa station just outside of the sports complex that houses the Linc. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2026 The United Nations key vote on the 1947 Partition Plan took place in the same building that now houses the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Park, ironically right where the current mayor held his first press conference after his election. — Herbert Block, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026 Authorities also issued alerts in Jeddah and Yanbu, a major Red Sea industrial port that houses critical oil infrastructure. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026 There’s also the Kingman Railroad Museum, which houses several running model train layouts and exhibits on the past and present of the locomotive. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for houses

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Four people with knowledge of the matter, including a diplomatic source, told Reuters that the TPLF had ordered both companies to shut down the networks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Federal officials allege that the companies used the funds from the loans to repay outstanding business loans borrowed by a separate Wolak and Lentini-owned company, which was prohibited under the terms of the loans.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of companies

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Their visit fell during China's Mid-Autumn Festival, a national holiday when families traditionally gather to celebrate the end of harvest.

— MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
These dangerous illnesses are all completely preventable and serve as a reminder of the importance of proper vaccines to protect the health of our families and children.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of families

Noun

The homes — often single-family residences converted into ALFs — are paid to house people with chronic and severe mental illness.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
The central Mexico city, in the state of Guanajuato, should also be lauded for its contemporary residences.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026

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Made up of vast mangrove forests, brackish marshlands, and tons of tiny islands, the refuge shelters a wide variety of animals, including American alligators and crocodiles, Florida panthers, manatees, river otters, bottle-nosed dolphins, and more than 200 species of migratory birds.

— Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
The film centers on Cheng Jun, a Chinese international student working the night shift at a 24-hour convenience store who forms an unlikely bond with a homeless elderly woman who shelters there each night.

— Jenny S. Li, Variety, 15 June 2026

Definition of shelters

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Places like Los Angeles and Oakland have high permit fees and strict zoning that often confines cans to industrial areas.

— Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
In an industry that often confines its actors, especially women and especially Black women, Hall continues to carve a path defined by risk, depth and courage.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025