uninhabitable

adjective

un·​in·​hab·​it·​able ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-tə-bəl How to pronounce uninhabitable (audio)
Synonyms of uninhabitablenext
: unfit for habitation : not inhabitable
an uninhabitable wilderness

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency deemed Chelsey Jarvis and Darrel McKay’s house uninhabitable and prohibited them from building even temporary housing on the land. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 Fire officials said all four units of the condo complex were left uninhabitable due to the fire. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Harabedian also has authored legislation that requires services to provide mortgage relief to January 2025 fire victims whose homes were destroyed or left uninhabitable. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 More people are living alone, the population is aging, and some older homes become uninhabitable. — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uninhabitable

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uninhabitable was in the 15th century

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