DWELLING Synonyms: 165 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈdwe-liŋ

Definition of dwelling

as in residence

the place where one lives the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Plymouth

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dwelling

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verb

present participle of dwell

as in staying

to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time dwelling with a farm family as an exchange student in France

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as in living

to have a home the widow dwells in the valley by herself

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Recent Examples of dwelling

Noun

Families peered out at us suspiciously from curtainless windows in ramshackle brick dwellings. — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 The dwellings were built within Cliff Dweller Canyon and inhabited by people of the Mogollon Culture between the late 1270s and 1300. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2026

Verb

The Gaboon viper, which has two hornlike projections on its snout, feeds mainly on rodents and ground-dwelling birds. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Instead of dwelling on the past, fulfill your duties objectively and with diligence. — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dwelling

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwelling

Noun

The caller said a man was inside the residence and had fired a gun.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
It was commissioned to produce stationery for Queen Victoria’s residences in the 1890s, and is known for making the world’s first portable diary in 1908.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of residence

Verb

Nelson Chai, DailyPay CEO, will join CNBC's Sharon Epperson to discuss the challenges employees face staying financially afloat amid the rising costs of groceries, gas and everyday personal expenses.

— Ian Thomas,Colleen McKown, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
While everyday Democrats threw their hands up in the air and wondered what on earth was happening, Garland’s Justice Department hemmed and hawed about staying impartial, objective, and neutral in the face of violent authoritarianism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of staying

Verb

But the movement has widened to include workers demanding relief from rising living costs, making the government’s task broader than resolving a dispute over university admissions.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
The first vote tallies came in from Brazilians living overseas, where Lula won a decisive victory in Germany, and Bolsonaro won an overwhelming victory in Japan.

— David Unsworth , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of living

Noun

The beautiful, bright, and incredibly chic three-story abode leads up to a private roof terrace covered in pines with a freezing plunge pool at its center, and an unassuming wooden door that leads to a private sauna.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Triad is one of the biggest names in chattel mortgages — or a home loan used on a movable abode, where the owner doesn't necessarily own the land underneath.

— Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of abode

Verb

The American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative group of state legislators and private-sector members, cast it as part of a growing bipartisan movement and urged the remaining states to follow.

— Lara Murray-Sterzel, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Capital One management said that headwind would roughly offset the remaining Discover synergies.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of remaining

Noun

The country's upper house of parliament voted last month to require UBS to hold 90% of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital, or about $16 billion in extra shares, as collateral to support its foreign subsidiaries.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
The stranger’s dress had been stored in the family’s house for more than a decade.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of house

Verb

His hands hovered waist high, eyes watching the downturning arcs of his teammates’ shots, waiting for a pass that never came.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
In the meantime, renters and would-be buyers are left wanting and waiting for more and better inventory to end the nonstop searching and bidding wars.

— Dave Carlin, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of waiting

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