UNLIVABLE Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

unlivable

adjective

Definition of unlivable

as in uninhabitable

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Recent Examples of unlivable Now Russia’s air campaign is making the city unlivable. — Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 27 June 2026 The Russian president, who has never acknowledged that Ukraine is a legitimate country, or that Zelensky is its legitimate president, could continue to bomb Ukrainian cities, hoping to destroy the electrical grid and make the country unlivable. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026 Cars crashed into a Southwest Miami-Dade home Sunday evening, making the house unlivable and forcing a family of five to leave, according to authorities. — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 2 June 2026 The homeless crisis and rampant public drug use are making neighborhoods unlivable for families across California. — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unlivable

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uninhabitable

Adjective

Musk might need Earth to become uninhabitable to justify the trip.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
More people are living alone, the population is aging, and some older homes become uninhabitable.

— Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026

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