INHABITED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of inhabited

as in cultivated

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verb

past tense of inhabit

as in occupied

to be in a place for a period of time We need to protect the forests and also the wildlife that inhabits them. The people who inhabit the island take great pride in their art.

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Their singing can sometimes be heard a mile away by the few neighbors in the sparsely inhabited outskirts of Santa Clarita. — Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026 The district is made up of an archipelago of 65 inhabited islands with some of the highest rates of HIV in Uganda. — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026

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The dwellings were built within Cliff Dweller Canyon and inhabited by people of the Mogollon Culture between the late 1270s and 1300. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2026 Indigenous peoples had inhabited the Americas for thousands of years before Columbus arrived in 1492. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inhabited

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The home is located on a quarter-acre of native and cultivated gardens and houses an art studio and yurt.

— Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2023

Definition of cultivated

Verb

About half of Faux’s dining room, on my visits, seemed to be occupied by the young and beautiful, perhaps strategizing, over moules bouillabaisse, when to move the party to the bar downstairs.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Set at around 4,700 feet where three great Alpine passes converge, Andermatt has occupied an important place on Europe’s map for centuries.

— Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupied

Adjective

These experienced and skilled athletes, who are often 22 or 23 years old, are appealing to coaches, especially when compared with inexperienced and physically less developed freshmen.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Processes preserve discipline, but developed leaders adapt the system when conditions change.

— Rob Versaw, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Accessibility app Snowball turns lived experiences into detailed data, letting users review businesses and other venues for their step-free access, accessible toilets, parking, seating, lighting, noise, and quiet spaces.

— Lauryn Higgins, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Invictibellatrix amberina lived around 120 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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