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

Choose a walk through the chalky Chiltern Hills, or make the 30-minute drive to Windsor Castle; a bastion of British royalty, it was founded in the 11th century and is the oldest inhabited castle in the world. — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026

The National Weather Service issued a rare Fire Warning for the county – used when active fires are burning in inhabited areas under emergency evacuation orders. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026

Verb

Each new home takes space once inhabited by bears, leaving the predators scrambling to adjust. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2026

But long before that, the area was originally inhabited by the Coast Miwok people, who lived here for thousands of years. — Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026