Synonyms of inhabit

inhabit

verb

as in to occupy

to be in a place for a period of time

We need to protect the forests and also the wildlife that inhabits them.

The people who inhabit the island take great pride in their art.

Related Words

• occupy
• live
• reside
• dwell
• populate
• cohabit
• abide
• haunt
• stay
• visit
• lodge
• colonize
• settle
• people
• hang (at)
• hang (around or out)
• stop (by)
• sojourn
• run in
• come over
• frequent
• step in
• tarry
• drop by
• come by
• drop in
• rent
• tenant
• crash
• lease
• sublet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inhabit

Soon, the pincher floats free of her consciousness, briefly inhabiting the mind of Pola or Ines before flickering back into herself. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Her presence, too, is felt in the people who now inhabit the space, like her granddaughter Charley, 25, whose easy warmth recalls qualities long ascribed to the matriarch. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Filmed over ten years, Mickey is a documentary about the memory of a trans woman from Sinaloa who, alongside the filmmaker who grew up with her, Dano, uses play and performance to re-signify the past and inhabit the present. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026

Staying safe from alligators in Florida Alligators have inhabited Florida's marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for centuries and are found in all of Florida's 67 counties. — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026