Synonyms of housing

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noun

ˈhau̇-ziŋ 

as in casing

something that encloses another thing especially to protect it

a camera with a waterproof housing for taking pictures of coral reefs and other underwater features

Synonyms & Similar Words

• casing
• sheath
• covering
• case
• cover
• shell
• hull
• jacket
• capsule
• armor
• pod
• cartridge
• coating
• shield
• cocoon
• plate
• package
• house
• encasement
• plating
• husk
• cassette
• wrapper
• mail
• skin
• facing
• crust
• envelope
• bark
• backing
• carapace
• hide
• panoply
• cuticle
• coverture

housing

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verb

present participle of house

1

as in lodging

to provide with living quarters or shelter

some of the freshmen were temporarily housed in local motels while the new dorm was being finished

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lodging
• accommodating
• sheltering
• boarding
• camping
• rooming
• roofing
• billeting
• bunking
• quartering
• harboring
• bestowing
• domiciling
• taking in
• encamping
• securing
• chambering
• homing
• bivouacking
• putting up
• stabling
• shedding
• roosting
• tenting
• bedding (down)
• ensconcing
• barracking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ejecting
• evicting

2

as in surrounding

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

the famous document is housed in a special display case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrounding
• enclosing
• including
• encasing
• confining
• caging
• closeting
• enveloping
• hedging
• boxing (in)
• penning
• cooping (up)
• encaging
• mewing (up)
• immuring
• fencing (in)
• hemming (in)
• walling (in)
• restricting
• containing
• bounding
• corralling
• encompassing
• limiting
• circumscribing
• encircling
• ringing
• enframing
• encapsulating
• enfolding
• framing
• armoring
• cocooning
• ensheathing
• encysting
• encapsuling
• enlacing
• ensphering
• enwombing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of housing

Noun

Built in 1829 as a seminary, the Colonial-style edifice went on to become a country club, then faculty housing for nearby Bennington College, and later a private home, remaining in the same family’s care for some six decades. — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026

But on a shady patch under a sprawling river birch, ten teens who had wandered over from Stuyvesant High School assemble themselves into breakout groups to discuss Zohran Mamdani’s recently released housing proposal. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 July 2026

Verb

Hadron’s approach removes much of that complexity by housing them within one unit. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026

In front of the building housing the office of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, traffic flows along a detour marked by barriers. — Alessia Arcolaci, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026