ROOMING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

rooming

verb

present participle of room

as in housing

to provide with living quarters or shelter we can room up to four visitors in our two guest bedrooms

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Recent Examples of rooming There wasn’t much original detail left from the era of merchant families; during the rooming-house years, details were stripped and fireplaces boarded over. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026 Through the course of rooming together in dorms at rookie minicamp, doing community service work, taking group trips to Braves games and, of course, navigating practices, the Falcons’ rookie class formed a tight bond. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 July 2026 The couple takes in a boarder, Herald Loomis, whose search for his missing wife draws the house into a reckoning with forces — both human and supernatural — that haunt everyone who is rooming there. — Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026 The dispute — fueled by Fleming’s claims about Slusser’s health and academics and Slusser’s allegations about playing and rooming with a biological male — has triggered lawsuits and intense national scrutiny on the program. — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025 Larry Bradley played outside linebacker for UC Davis from 1978-81, rooming with Ken O’Brien. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025 The story of the two stars rooming together made headlines back in 2013 when the reality star appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 Koster notched six points for the Heartlanders in seven playoff games while rooming with former Gophers teammate Jonny Sorenson. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025

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Verb

Sybille Roger-Vasselin’s store near Place de la République, housing her ready-to-wear label Petite Mendigote, was looted on Sunday.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Main Street spans 140 mostly 19th-century buildings housing 100-plus shops, restaurants, and independent inns.

— Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of housing

Verb

Across the sector, more accommodating toe boxes and forefoots are popping up in new releases, and brands are doing their best to make sure the changes get noticed.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
The simple home becomes a multi-generational estate, capable of accommodating extended families, other guests, and dedicated staff.

— Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of accommodating

Verb

His thoughts postgame weren’t on boarding a bus for the 2-hour, 15-minute ride back to southeast Kansas.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Officials said the bullet passed through the teen and struck a second person, a 40-year-old man who was boarding the train with his bicycle.

— Nicole Alarcon, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of boarding

Verb

While Samir’s parents are away, the friends are bunking together and navigating their twentysomething lives in his childhood home in Queens, New York.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Collins is bunking in a 10-bedroom villa with a view of the ocean that is renting for approximately $12 thousand a day with a private chef and full staff.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026