INHABITED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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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After taking a 15-minute break, the judge returned to her courtroom and found Stout guilty of a felony charge of arson of an inhabited structure or property. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 Fishermen found the 46-year-old woman and her 24-year-old son stranded on Balaloho Island, one of the small inhabited isles among the Selayar Islands, officials said. — Mohammad Taufan, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Verb

My hope is that this esteemed office will one day be inhabited by someone who respects democratic norms and is not a clear and present danger to democracy. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 This district was the heart of Rome’s Jewish and Syrian communities, inhabited for centuries by generations of immigrants from the eastern Mediterranean and their descendants. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inhabited

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Adjective

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

But there’s plenty to keep kids occupied here from pool toys and rafts to beachside games like jenga and bocce.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
These ideas flew over our heads as kids, and we were mostly occupied by the pretty lights and awesome fight scenes.

— George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of occupied

Adjective

Across the developed world, central bankers are fretting over the same issues.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
And the revision also will take into account the time constraints and investments needed to roll out a more developed EPR system, so mandatory recycling rates would be adjusted in phases to allow producers time to prepare for compliance.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of developed

Verb

Some are shorter-lived, such as hair loss, nausea and fatigue, but others can last long after treatment is over and even for life.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2026
Poor Helen Hayes, grande dame of the stage, lived long enough to see her namesake theater meet the wrecking ball.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026

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