HOUSES Synonyms: 223 Similar and Opposite Words

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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

An aerial view of houses surrounded by mud, rocks and debris following flash floods on September 03, 2026 in Betravati village, Rasuwa, Nepal. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 The funding is handled by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, which reports that 91% of buyers acquire one-family houses or condos, and that the average age of a recipient is 34. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026 Mendocino, dominated by Victorian and New England-style saltbox houses, is built on bluffs overlooking the Pacific and surrounded by dramatic coast and forest. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 With the biggest value deals going away, the sales houses need to focus on making a larger number of sales, which, of course, is more resource-intensive. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 Narrow roads are lined with small houses, and the smell of the remaining paper mill is ever-present. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026 There’s a real estate office on the same street as The Ivy on Robertson, and in the window, there are houses for $30-$40 million. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 Nonprofit organizations eligible to apply for Securing Communities Against Hate Crime grants include religious organizations and houses of worship, community and civic centers, cultural museums and day care centers. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026 In years past, the Venice Film Festival has been a red carpet showcase for Cruz, who’s sported several designs from Chanel haute couture collections, among other labels and houses. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

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The arrest also comes just after the restaurant announced its intent to restart business inside the building that houses Maggie’s Pub in Whittier. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The building that houses the Brigham and Women’s Hospital emergency department opened in 2022. — Brittany Trang, STAT, 9 Sep. 2026 The Hall of Fame houses the coming season’s Lombardi Trophy, holding it until it’s awarded in February. — Chad Graff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The upper unit also has three bedrooms and two bathrooms, while the lower unit houses a single bedroom and bathroom. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2026 Ferragamo Museum Fans of footwear should make a beeline to the Ferragamo Museum on the lower level of the building that houses the brand’s flagship boutique. — Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 In March, for example, Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, which houses long-range B-52 bombers, went into lockdown after numerous unauthorized drones were spotted hovering over sensitive areas of the base. — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026 The corner site near the uber-affluent Sloane Square, in a building that also houses the British royal family’s go-to designer Emilia Wickstead, was selected to reach a concentrated local customer base. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 The Acropolis Museum, which houses the Parthenon marbles that remain in Greece, opened to the public in 2009. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for houses

Noun

Enter the relationships with companies that seek to improve the health of people who may or may not compete in sports.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Last month, his companies became the focus of two federal inquiries and a Delaware insurance regulatory review.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of companies

Noun

High-deductible plans carry deductibles of at least $1,700 for individuals and $3,400 for families in 2026, according to the IRS.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Educational Freedom Accounts provide families taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition and certain homeschooling expenses.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of families

Noun

The regulations list possibilities including guest houses, caretaker residences, cabanas, gyms, libraries, pool houses, boat houses and detached garages.

— Luisa Yanez Updated September 3, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
The four-bedroom, seven-bathroom dwelling is unlike the couple’s other residences in that this one is considered Hillary’s property.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of residences

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Talarico has favored higher taxes on wealthier households and the two ads seek to portray him as seeking tax hikes more broadly while claiming that Paxton would give tax breaks to first-time homebuyers and families with children.

— Josh Boak, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
But inflation has dominated conversations this year in business and households.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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Hornets are significantly larger, typically build aerial paper nests and have brown/yellow or black/white markings.

— Nick Perry, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Nonetheless, the titanosaur nests would have been large enough to make a distinct impression on the landscape, especially if the dinosaurs nested communally.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of nests

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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

Verb

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

Definition of confines

Noun

Kantenga pointed to finance, accounting and other professional-services firms that recruit in September and October for workers who may not actually start until the following summer.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
That said, worries of a bubble persist, as firms ramp up on capex spending with no end in sight, and sky-high growth figures create questions about sustainability of the expansion.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026