Synonyms of inhabitant

inhabitant

noun

in-ˈha-bə-tənt 

as in resident

one who lives permanently in a place

the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resident
• occupant
• resider
• tenant
• inhabiter
• habitant
• dweller
• citizen
• native
• denizen
• aborigine
• cohabitant
• colonist
• émigré
• national
• newcomer
• migrant
• settler
• villager
• townsman
• burgher
• coresident
• subject
• local
• localite
• townee
• townie

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alien
• foreigner
• visitor
• transient
• tourist
• guest
• nonresident
• refugee
• exile
• emigrant
• expatriate
• defector
• evacuee
• escaper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inhabitant

More than 90 percent of Gaza’s inhabitants are internally displaced. — Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026

Well… The inhabitants of Étretat [where the series was partly filmed] hate us a little bit. — Baptiste Mandrillon, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

These arid plains dotted with date palms were once full of natural lakes and lush pastures on which local inhabitants roamed and grazed their livestock. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026

Most inhabitants of 10-story Lincoln Bay Towers just schlepped up and down the stairs to go about their daily lives, but that was impossible for some older residents. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026