Synonyms of inhabited

inhabited 1 of 2

adjective

as in cultivated

Related Words

• cultivated
• developed
• tamed
• seminatural

Dissimilar Words

• wild
• natural
• uncultivated
• virgin
• native
• untamed
• uninhabited
• unsettled
• unpeopled

inhabited

2 of 2

verb

past tense of inhabit

as in occupied

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

• occupied
• lived
• populated
• resided
• haunted
• visited
• cohabited
• stayed
• dwelled
• lodged
• settled
• colonized
• abided
• frequented
• hung (at)
• peopled
• sojourned
• stopped (by)
• dropped in
• dropped by
• hung (around or out)
• came over
• stepped in
• rented
• came by
• crashed
• leased
• ran in
• tarried
• tenanted
• sublet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inhabited

Adjective

The three suspects were charged with shooting into an inhabited dwelling and negligent discharge of a firearm and were booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail. — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026

The local economy is based around fishing and farming, with the nearest inhabited islands a couple of hours away by boat. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026

Verb

For it, the group gathered wolf droppings from June through October in Southern Lassen and Northern Plumas Counties inhabited by the Lassen Pack and later the Harvey Pack. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Too many people driving across Maryland go right past the National Seashore, which is inhabited by wild horses, without even knowing to stop. — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026