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Synonyms for inhabit

Most common

live occupy reside live in

All synonyms

Verb

1. Dwell — to live or reside in

live, dwell formal, occupy, reside, live in, populate, settle, sojourn, stay US, lodge, bedwell, abide dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To live or reside in.

    The Inuit inhabit the Arctic.

Forms

Past participle
inhabited
e.g. inhabited → lived, dwelt, occupied, resided…

Example sentences

  • occupy Algeria's massive protests occupy every front page.
  • reside They currently reside in the heart of the city.
  • populate The queen ant lays eggs to populate the nest.
  • colonize You don't need to colonize Palestine to be a Jew.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
inhabitrising
occupysteady
residesteady
populaterising
sojournsteady
colonizerising

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

By length

4 letters
live1, stay1
5 letters
lodge1, dwell1, abide2
6 letters
settle2, occupy3, tenant2, reside2
7 letters
sojourn2, bedwell2
8 letters
populate3, colonize3, colonise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abide2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
habiter
Español
habitar