Synonyms of homes

homes 1 of 2

noun

plural of home

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as in residences

the place where one lives

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• residences
• dwellings
• houses
• abodes
• roofs
• places
• apartments
• housings
• cottages
• lodgings
• quarters
• residencies
• cabins
• habitations
• mansions
• hearths
• rooms
• domiciles
• bungalows
• firesides
• farmhouses
• hearthstones
• estates
• ranches
• diggings
• shelters
• villas
• nests
• pads
• homesteads
• castles
• condominiums
• condos
• accommodations
• dormitories
• manors
• huts
• flats
• haciendas
• shacks
• duplexes
• chalets
• palaces
• penthouses
• barracks
• tenements
• townhomes
• dorms
• rectories
• casitas
• town houses
• suites
• trailers
• apartment houses
• ranch houses
• boardinghouses
• tenement houses
• tract houses
• salons
• triplexes
• split levels
• flophouses
• RVs
• lodging houses
• semis
• rooming houses
• billets
• manor houses
• parsonages
• hovels
• halls
• manses
• houseboats
• mobile homes
• granges
• shanties
• recreational vehicles
• house trailers
• McMansions
• motor homes
• saltboxes
• vicarages
• hermitages
• châteaus
• walk-ups
• hutches
• double-wides
• hooches
• lodgments
• countryseats

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• habitats
• ranges
• territories
• environments
• surroundings
• niches
• localities
• neighborhoods
• elements
• environs
• settings
• haunts
• milieus
• mediums

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• countries
• homelands
• sods
• communities
• mother countries
• fatherlands
• neighborhoods
• motherlands
• old countries

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• households
• houses
• extended families
• communities
• ménages
• clans
• folks
• kinfolks
• kindreds
• kinsfolk
• broods
• blood
• kins
• nuclear families
• kiths

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• birthplaces
• cradles
• motherlands
• mother countries
• hometowns
• countries
• nativities
• old countries
• roots
• Blighties

homes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of home

as in rooms

Related Words

• rooms
• houses
• roofs
• stables
• camps
• shelters
• sheds
• quarters
• chambers
• tents
• boards
• domiciles
• lodges
• roosts
• secures
• harbors
• ensconces
• barracks
• bunks
• bestows
• takes in
• encamps
• billets
• beds (down)
• bivouacs
• accommodates
• puts up

Dissimilar Words

• ejects
• evicts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of homes

Noun

Power plants generate electricity, grids deliver it, and homes, factories and businesses consume it. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Ironically, the one spot where Dearborn Park genuinely engages the cityscape is along the west side of State south of Roosevelt where a row of single-family homes follows Chicago’s typical development pattern. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Construction zones proliferated in the area after the January 2025 fires that destroyed local homes and businesses, resulting in reduced speed limits. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Rooftop solar panels power millions of homes around the world. — New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026

And residents should also keep windows and doors properly screened and secured to prevent bats from entering homes. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

The marketplace is awash with sellers trying to unload their homes. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

Charlie Fox, a 56-year-old San Clemente resident and marine meteorologist, said sand provides a critical buffer between whatever structures — train tracks, homes, lifeguard headquarters — are built along the coast. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026