RESIDENTIAL Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

residential

adjective

Definition of residential

as in familial

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Recent Examples of residential Natural gas credits will be provided to residential customers in February. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Combs spends his time working in the chapel library and participating in the prison’s residential drug abuse program. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 On Monday, Abbott said in a press release that data centers must cover all electrical infrastructure costs, cause lower residential electrical bills and complete an ERCOT audit. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026 He was used to receiving film from high-school coaches, but this had been mailed from a residential address. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for residential

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Tight, familial church communities, huddled in isolated villages and small towns; people held in place; a striking lack of privacy and liberty.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Other witnesses testified about Flynn’s financial and familial motivation.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of familial

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China will report its industrial profits for the first eight months of the year on Monday after higher commodity input costs and lackluster domestic demand continue to weigh on manufacturers.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Everyone else just had to hop on the train or a domestic flight, but Alex is in Australia … trying to survive in this economy.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of domestic

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