Synonyms for housing
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
Housing of homeless families is a priority.
Forms
- Plural
- housings → trappings, caparisons, accommodations, lodgings…
Example sentences
- accommodation Tokyo offers a multitude of accommodation options.
- lodging I pay fifty pounds a week for board and lodging.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| housing | falling | |
| trapping | steady | |
| accommodation | steady | |
| lodging | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- lodging2
- 8 letters
- covering3, trapping2
- 9 letters
- caparison, houseline
- 10 letters
- protection3
- 13 letters
- accommodation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lodging2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- logement
- Español
- alojamiento
- Català
- allotjament