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Synonyms for home

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. House — A dwelling. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in…

house, abode, dwelling, domicile formal, residence, dwelling house, tenement, door, shelter, habitation, abiding-place, seat

3. Nursing home

nursing home, rest home

Adjective

Other

native, ingleside dated UK

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A dwelling. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.

  2. n. 2

    A dwelling. The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born or raised; a childhood or parental home; the home of one’s parents or guardian.

    Does she still live at home? - No, she moved out and got an apartment when she was 18, but she still lives in the city.

  3. n. 3

    A dwelling. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.

  4. adj. 1

    Of, from, or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign.

Forms

Plural
homes → houses, abodes, dwellings, domiciles…

Example sentences

  • house His low salary prevents him from buying the house.
  • residence Sami purchased a three-bedroom residence in Cairo.
  • dwelling For Sami, not dwelling on the past was a struggle.
  • abode Thine abode this Earth is but a rat's cage for thee.
  • plate Does the license plate of your car begin with ABC?
  • fold "I can't fold another crane," she said to herself.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
homerising
houserising
residencefalling
dwellingfalling
abodesteady
platefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
door1, base1, seat1, fold1
5 letters
house1, place1, plate1, abode2
6 letters
family3, native2, asylum3, inward2, hearth1, menage
7 letters
shelter2, habitat3, homelyn
8 letters
national3, domestic3, internal3, interior4, dwelling2, tenement3, domicile, fireside3
9 letters
household2, residence3, ingleside
10 letters
habitation4
12 letters
civilization5, civilisation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abode2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
gîte
Italiano
sbandamento
Español
posada
Deutsch
Wohnung
Català
refugi