INHABITANTS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

inhabitants

noun

plural of inhabitant

as in residents

one who lives permanently in a place the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists

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Recent Examples of inhabitants Today, roughly 22% of land in cities with over 1 million inhabitants is used for parking. — George C. Lee Ii, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 The tornado wreaked havoc in the village of 1,000 inhabitants, reducing homes to rubble and destroying numerous cars. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 For the roughly 400 inhabitants of San Felipe de León, cocoa farming is one of the few ways to make a living. — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026 The film stars Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway as Greg and Denise Platt, who, along with their children Audrey (Maisy Stella) and Brian (Christian Convery), are among the inhabitants of Oak Street. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026 Aris and co-screenwriter Bane Fakih circle back and forth in time and depict a resilient city whose inhabitants have weathered a lot. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 The inhabitants of rotten-tail buildings repurpose the old and improvise to find a way of surviving an economic storm. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Cities that thrive as business hubs tend to invest in infrastructure that makes movement easier, public places safer, and offers more options for their diverse inhabitants. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 In 1958, the federal government purchased Shippingport Island as part of an effort to widen the canal and the remaining inhabitants were ordered to leave the island within months. — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Baltimore-area residents can expect a mostly sunny and comfortable Saturday before temperatures climb into the 90s and chances for showers and thunderstorms return during the coming week.

— The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 29 Aug. 2026
His campaign website includes a section dedicated to investing in rural communities, and Talarico has focused on data center policy in recent weeks, holding a roundtable in Abilene on the subject that has rattled the state’s rural residents.

— Eleanor Dearman Updated August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

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Before emergency crews arrived, witnesses pulled the occupants out of the burning car.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Officers stopped the car and detained the occupants, identified as a 36-year-old man, a 34-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

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