RESIDENTS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

residents

noun

plural of resident

as in inhabitants

one who lives permanently in a place a resident of Atlanta

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Recent Examples of residents Hundreds of mourners later gathered at Rehman Baba cemetery for mass funeral prayers as grief gripped the neighborhood and announcements echoed from mosque loudspeakers, urging residents to join in prayers for those killed. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026 Under constant threats from above, residents live largely in a spider’s world, with roads, sidewalks and gas stations draped in netting to entangle drones. — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026 Fire officials say the new fire house would improve response times, but many residents have questioned the staggering price tag for the property. — Lesley Marin, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Talarico has introduced himself to the state’s 32 million residents as a good Christian member of the Texas House, with a record of bipartisanship. — Sam Sifton, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 DeSantis also warned residents far outside the cone to watch for tornadoes, which can spawn before the core of Isaias moves ashore. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Older residents here repeat a mantra that the country has been through worse, notably when Iraq launched Scud missiles in 1991 during the first Gulf War. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The team that arrived told residents they had been sent by the health watchdog. — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 First, this argument overlooks the large number of new Florida residents that need to be served. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

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For a long time, bunkers were designed to protect inhabitants from the fallout of nuclear weapons.

— Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
More than 90 percent of Gaza’s inhabitants are internally displaced.

— KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of inhabitants

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Matt Calvo, co-founder and partner of the commercial real estate firm, previously told the Naperville Sun that the firm was focused on bringing in new retail and restaurant tenants to the building at 239 S.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Too many tenants are competing for too few units, which drives up prices.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

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