INHABITABLE Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

inhabitable

adjective

Definition of inhabitable

as in habitable

suitable for living in the search for an inhabitable planet

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Recent Examples of inhabitable My entire theory of writing is indebted to looking at floor plans with my mother as a child—which gave me the sense of language as something spatial and inhabitable. — Nandini Krishnan, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 To hope is to give yourself to the future—and that commitment to the future is what makes the present inhabitable. — Literary Hub, 6 May 2026 The home is no longer inhabitable, and the Steaves plan to live with family in the area. — Leondra Head, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 But in the present day, with the glade abandoned, the only hope for construction to stop is for Mabel to find a beaver — a keystone species — that can once again make the area inhabitable. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026 During summer, this broad swath of the Mojave Desert is borderline inhabitable. — Graham Averill, Outside, 23 Feb. 2026 Back then, the Red Planet was regarded as marginally inhabitable. — New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026 Without the mass import of the wet stuff from parts north and east, much of Southern and Central California would be barely inhabitable. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026 The effects of it — the societal collapse, the potential for a planet that becomes inhabitable, the domino effects of countries behaving badly and economies collapsing because of climate change — are very real issues that should be front and center of our conversations right now. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025

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Adjective

Smaller-scale landlords tend to be more flexible with tenants on issues such as late rent, data show, so the city should award grants or subsidies to help those landlords keep their properties habitable, Khanmalek said.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Keeping the national electric grid running did not make those homes habitable in freezing weather.

— Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of habitable

Adjective

The state officials would include the secretaries of energy and environmental affairs and housing and livable communities, the commissioners of fish and game and conservation and recreation, and the state's climate chief.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Beyond the sculpted fairing above the cab, Thor's Rize+ RV module is as boxy as the Ford nose, increasing livable volume.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of livable

Adjective

Dream Pairs Square-Toe Platform Knee-High Boots These $58 boots are both similar to Jenner’s and super duper comfortable.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
The sibling who brought this to our attention isn’t comfortable bringing it up directly (our family is deeply non-confrontational and private but loving and connected).

— Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of comfortable

Adjective

If an agent recommends three accounts for a sales rep to review, a lower confidence threshold is acceptable because human oversight remains intact.

— Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Instead, this memo claims, sending people to live in institutions—away from their families, friends, and beds—is an acceptable option.

— Rebekah Taussig, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

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