HOUSES Synonyms: 223 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of house

as in companies

a commercial or industrial activity or organization a publishing house that specializes in school textbooks

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as in families

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor the present British royal family belongs to the House of Windsor

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as in residences

the place where one lives come over to my house so I can show you my new furniture

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as in households

those who live as a family in one house the whole house is in a state of excited anticipation for the holidays

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as in nests

the shelter or resting place of a wild animal prairie dogs make their house underground

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verb

present tense third-person singular of house

as in shelters

to provide with living quarters or shelter some of the freshmen were temporarily housed in local motels while the new dorm was being finished

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as in confines

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers the famous document is housed in a special display case

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Recent Examples of houses

Noun

Since at least the 1970s and 1980s, there have been incidents of gang rape of intoxicated, incapacitated women in fraternity houses. — Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 Hyatt transformed the resort with six new buildings, including additional guest houses; all 117 rooms have also been overhauled, and there is a new pool as well as tons of new activities and programs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Conceived as an extension to a subterranean municipal facility, the structure houses exhibition halls, meeting rooms, and a planning bureau beneath petal-like volumes. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026 The co-production is bringing together a number of Canada’s biggest production houses, with Shaftesbury and Sphere Media producing in partnership with the NHL and Boat Rocker. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 Called Pinnacle, the development is expected to bring seven additional commercial buildings as well as houses and apartments to roughly 130 acres surrounding Costco, Brighton’s president of development, Jon Wardle, previously told the Statesman. — Rose Evans october 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2026 Traditional wooden houses in the city of Irkutsk, Russia, 30 November 2016. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 According to Raybould, the investigation into the organization began in 2024, and investigators discovered that kilos of drugs – including cocaine – were being distributed from five trap houses located near schools, parks, and community centers. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 One of those houses has just come to market in Galesburg, Michigan, a suburb outside Kalamazoo. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026

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One&Only followed this with its villas winding up from the jetty to the central building at the peak, which houses the reception, boutique, and five distinctive dining options. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Whatever the case, the spaciousness continues next to the rear lounge/office area, where the dry bathroom houses a shower with discrete tub floor and sliding door, a toilet and a vanity sink. — New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026 Located inside the Wynwood Jungle building, which also houses The Salty Donut. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Pressing the switch moves the magnet closer to the keyboard’s PCB, which houses a Hall-effect sensor for each key. — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 The facility also houses an omnidirectional, multi-robot overhead mobility system for safer humanoid development. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 The co-working space that houses the newsroom had a fire inspection but wasn’t required to have one for sanitation. — Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 5 Oct. 2026 With a 24-inch FHD IPS display boasting a 90% screen-to-body ratio, the monitor houses all the computer's chips, along with a good selection of ports for all your peripherals. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 Most recently in 2022, the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art opened, which now houses over 9,000 objects with free admission. — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for houses

Noun

The companies say a flood of lawsuits in state courts is not the way to deal with the global issue.

— LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Wildfires California created first-in-the-nation standards to test and remediate homes damaged by wildfire smoke and to require insurance companies to pay for associated costs.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of companies

Noun

That distinction matters, particularly when counseling families facing a devastating diagnosis.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Plummer, the Montgomery County Republican chairman, is now on the ballot for the Ohio state Senate and stressed that Trump has been what keeps the GOP's coalition of businesses and working-class families together.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of families

Noun

The new residences are located in Huixquilucan, and boast views of a golf course, other greenery and the Mexico City skyline.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
For buyers who aren’t quite in the market for a whole island, Corn also has an allocation of four beachfront residences at the development.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026

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Times staff writer Corinne Purtill wrote that biologists and cheloniophiles barely had time to celebrate before realizing that these nests were at risk of being destroyed by incoming storm surges and high tides.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Their most obvious use was as sniper nests for shooting the ostriches.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of nests

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Made up of vast mangrove forests, brackish marshlands, and tons of tiny islands, the refuge shelters a wide variety of animals, including American alligators and crocodiles, Florida panthers, manatees, river otters, bottle-nosed dolphins, and more than 200 species of migratory birds.

— Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
The film centers on Cheng Jun, a Chinese international student working the night shift at a 24-hour convenience store who forms an unlikely bond with a homeless elderly woman who shelters there each night.

— Jenny S. Li, Variety, 15 June 2026

Definition of shelters

Verb

Places like Los Angeles and Oakland have high permit fees and strict zoning that often confines cans to industrial areas.

— Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
In an industry that often confines its actors, especially women and especially Black women, Hall continues to carve a path defined by risk, depth and courage.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025

Definition of confines

Noun

Robinson is just the latest in a growing parade of researchers and safety workers who have left their positions at prominent AI firms.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2026
China’s leading firms are still just approaching top US labs in capabilities, partly explaining their lack of transparency.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026