HABITATION Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

habitation

noun

ˌha-bə-ˈtā-shən

as in occupancy

the act or fact of residing in a place the city declared the area unsafe for habitation until it had been decontaminated

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as in residence

the place where one lives even though they spend most of their time at their condo in Florida, they still consider their farmhouse in Nebraska their permanent habitation

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Recent Examples of habitation Though it was rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake, the church was originally founded during the town's Norman period and constructed atop far older habitation. —

Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026 Release the groundhog 10 to 20 miles away from human habitation. —

Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026 There is no equivalent in English, which has no word for a place that encompasses both human and nonhuman habitation. —

María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026 With Americans’ concerns about affordability and the money currently wasted on unnecessary wars, this is not the time to invest in long-term moon habitation options. —

Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for habitation

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Hotel occupancy rates in Abu Dhabi during the Eid al-Fitr holiday in mid-March fell by 45% compared with last year, according to real estate data and analytics provider CoStar.

— Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
In the release, Massport said the remote terminal expands upon the Logan Express system (LEX), a high-occupancy bus transportation program that delivers travelers directly to the terminal curb from five locations in Boston.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 20 May 2026