HOUSEGUEST Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

houseguest

noun

Definition of houseguest

as in guest

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Recent Examples of houseguest Big Brother season 28 houseguest and Drag Race alum Jason De Puy apologized to Ryan Murphy on the air Thursday. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026 On the way out the door Thursday, Seymour passed on saying goodbye to each houseguest and opted to instead declare his love for Medeiros publicly. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026 For now, humanoid robots still live in a strange middle ground between useful machines and uncanny houseguest. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 And then the houseguest overstays his welcome by the five weeks of the title, which seems more like forever to the host family. — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for houseguest

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Noun

There was no question of Swift doing a musical number on the episode, since the musical guest had long since been announced as Turnstile.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
At Trâmette, Quang decided to test out the gratuity payment option — but only for guests with whom the staff may have struck a particularly good rapport.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of guest

Noun

The remote wilderness of Patagonia can so often feel inaccessible to the casual visitor.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The game show is based around those ubiquitous internet verification tests that check if the visitor to a website is human or a bot.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

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As a piece of theater, the dialogue between the two men often lands on the heart like a wry, platonic romance — and the moments in which both take a stand against the bigotry of some of Seastone’s callers are suddenly and acutely poignant.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
The Raiders’ offensive play-caller is head coach Klint Kubiak, who came to Las Vegas after one season in Seattle.

— Pete Sweeney October 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of caller

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Beneath the minimalist upper comes a full-length React drop-in midsole with Air Zoom units at the forefoot and heel.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
The combination of drop-in compatibility, secure Mode 5 identification, and upgradeable software gives the system a longer runway for future modernization.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

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