Synonyms of inhabits

inhabits

verb

present tense third-person singular of inhabit

as in occupies

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

• occupies
• lives
• resides
• dwells
• haunts
• populates
• abides
• cohabits
• stays
• frequents
• visits
• settles
• lodges
• peoples
• hangs (at)
• colonizes
• hangs (around or out)
• stops (by)
• comes over
• sojourns
• tarries
• runs in
• drops in
• rents
• crashes
• comes by
• tenants
• leases
• drops by
• steps in
• sublets

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inhabits

The only other living species part of that family is the narwhal, which also inhabits the Arctic Ocean. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 20 July 2026

While Toy Story films usually focus on one child, Toy Story 5 will introduce Blaze, a girl who inhabits Jesse’s old farm where Emily — Jesse’s original owner from Toy Story 2 — once lived, voiced by Myka-Michelle Harris. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026

Together with his assistant Patricia (Kate O’Flynn) and true believer Wyck (Stephen Root), Tom discovers the off vibes originate with a pact between town founder Richard Warren (Hamish Linklater) and the demonic force that inhabits the island. — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026

Sara Dosa is a part of the community that inhabits this space. — Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026

But unlike Disclosure or Airframe or—above all—State of Fear, his spate of latter-day thrill-eds, Sphere unpolemically inhabits this epistemology of doubt that colors so much of his work. — Ian MacKenzie, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026

The trees here don't speak to people, but locals say the spirit of an old man inhabits the shadows between the branches. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026

Malek’s brave and wonderfully lived-in performance is one that will be long remembered, a career high for this Oscar-winning actor who simply inhabits this man with dignity and determination, his days limited but his spirit untouched. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 May 2026

Rebecca Montero’s lighting design and Steve Covey’s projection design helps define the many places Moses inhabits, shifting the mood and focus with subtle changes that suggest everything from cold, city streets to synagogues to the Berkshire woods. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026