Synonyms for abode
Most common
dwelling dwelling-place habitation domicile residence sojourn
All synonyms
Noun
1. Domicile
domicile, home, dwelling, habitation, place informal, dwelling-place, dwelling house, house, abiding-place, quarters, lodging, seat, crib slang, pad slang
Definitions
- n. 1
Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
Forms
- Plural
- abodes → domiciles, homes, dwellings, habitations…
Choose the right word
Abode, dwelling, and habitation are used with little difference of meaning to denote the place where one habitually lives; abode and habitation belong to the poetic or elevated style.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- dwelling For Sami, not dwelling on the past was a struggle.
- habitation This house was declared unfit for human habitation.
- domicile He saw her to her home and then hastened to his own humble domicile.
- residence Sami purchased a three-bedroom residence in Cairo.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| abode | steady | |
| dwelling | falling | |
| habitation | steady | |
| domicile | falling | |
| residence | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pad1
- 4 letters
- home1, seat1, crib1, digs1
- 5 letters
- place1, house1
- 7 letters
- lodging2, sojourn2
- 8 letters
- quarters2, dwelling2, domicile
- 9 letters
- residence3
- 10 letters
- habitation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lodging2 = 2 syllables).