INHABITANTS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

inhabitants

noun

plural of inhabitant

as in residents

one who lives permanently in a place the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists

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Recent Examples of inhabitants The second story in the Faraway trilogy, the film and book follow three siblings who move to the English countryside and discover a magical tree and its fantastical inhabitants. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 Zainetti said emergency teams have been hard at work to try and secure the village so inhabitants can safely return soon. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 July 2026 The main city of Puntarenas is home to almost 100,000 inhabitants and offers a wide range of logistical and bureaucratic services, including marinas, hotels, banks, restaurants, fuel services, and technical suppliers. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026 The arrival of these trains and news of communal massacres in places such as Calcutta (now Kolkata) and Bihar erode the village’s sense of security, despite the inhabitants having lived in harmony for years prior. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 Our planet’s inhabitants speak more than 7,000 languages, each a unique repository of knowledge, culture and history. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 July 2026 And yet, little has been done to prepare inhabitants for disaster. — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 23 July 2026 With around 140 inhabitants on the isle, you’re almost guaranteed to have a quiet strip of shore to yourself. — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026 The state had raised concerns that the local water and wastewater services in rural areas of Berks and Schuylkill counties were inadequate to handle the thousands of inhabitants envisioned by the federal agency. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

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In past weeks, authorities shut down cafes in central Tehran that were popular with residents during the ceasefire.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
An evacuation shelter was opened at a community college for residents fleeing their homes.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

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