HOMES Synonyms: 158 Similar and Opposite Words

homes 1 of 2

noun

plural of home

as in residences

the place where one lives as we entered his 34-room mansion, our host playfully exclaimed, "Welcome to my humble home!"

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as in habitats

the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found the American south, the home of the armadillo the island is home to many thousands of plant species

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as in countries

the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship the U.S. is my home the folks back home were always eager for news about how well they had fared since moving away

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as in households

those who live as a family in one house comes from a loving home a man who believes that a person's home is the most important thing in life

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as in birthplaces

a place of origin Springfield, Massachusetts, is the home of basketball, for it was there that Dr. James Naismith invented the game to keep his students active during foul weather

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homes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of home

as in rooms

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Recent Examples of homes

Noun

Tearing down existing homes on land that is more than 6,000 square feet of the property and constructing multi-family units would produce a financial gap that makes the construction infeasible, according to the study. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Require resource management plans for water and power before construction, prohibit sites near homes, and coordinate plans with local governments. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026 With kidnappings by armed groups rampant, prominent figures from Lebanon’s dwindling Jewish community were taken by force from their homes, work or the streets. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 Officials are also continuing to monitor coastal homes that were red- and yellow-tagged during the weekend onslaught. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 The production took its time finding homes that felt lived in and signaled the class of the families inside them. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 In recent years, Canyon has searched for people amid wildfire ash, along steep muddy banks after floods, and beneath homes destroyed by tornadoes. — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026 Oceanfront homes in coastal California cities, such as Long Beach and Newport Beach, were partially submerged as heavy surf breached sand berms that had been erected to keep the water away. — Adrian Florido, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The hotel previously shut down in 2005 for a renovation that converted many of its original guest rooms into private residences before reopening in 2008.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Written by art historian and writer Gay Gassmann, the book explores distinguished hospitality projects including Beefbar in Milan and Josun Palace in Seoul, alongside private residences in New York, Paris, Monaco and Switzerland’s Engadin Valley.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Among the diverse habitats are a salt marsh that serves as a nursery for leopard sharks and bat rays as well as kelp forests frequented by harbor seals and wrasses.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
How Oyster Reef Restoration Projects Are Helping Despite the substantial decline in wild oyster populations, restoration efforts along the East Coast are helping rebuild these vital habitats.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of habitats

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Organizers expect more than 5,000 content players from Asia and further afield, representing 60 countries and regions.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
However, not all of those weapons came from American military stockpiles; some were manufactured through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative or provided by European countries.

— James LaPorta, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of countries

Noun

In August 2021, Qatar signed another agreement committing $40 million to a cash assistance program that would give nearly 100,000 Palestinian households $100 per month for four months.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Limiting it to households with wealth under $500,000 — about 70% of Americans — cuts that to $190 billion.

— Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of households

Noun

WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo said states can be diverse in ways that are not always immediately apparent, including differences in residents' ages, birthplaces, languages, jobs and family structures.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
More than simply a source of beans — the Yergacheffe variety is popular — Yemen is often considered one of coffee’s historic birthplaces.

— Christopher Hassiotis, AJC.com, 18 June 2026

Definition of birthplaces

Verb

Davis rooms with his childhood friends Kel (Nicholas Duvernay), who quits medical school in the premiere to pursue his dream of acting, and Josh (Jack Martin), a journalist whose idealism and sense of ethics do not extend to using his media CEO dad to land a gig as a PA on a news show.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 2 June 2026
The side rooms off the main gallery contain playful areas that everyone from kids to grown adults will enjoy.

— Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of rooms

Noun

By 2024, RealPage controlled roughly 80 percent of the real estate revenue management market for multifamily dwellings and held the keys to datasets from approximately sixteen million rental units nationwide.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
After a tumultuous childhood, Crawford’s adult life was filled with dwellings that offered some comfort and stability amid a personal life that was rife with difficulties, ranging from alcoholism to unhappy relationships.

— Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026

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