Thesaurus results for HOUSEHOLDS

households

noun

plural of household

as in houses

those who live as a family in one house a household that consists of a mom, two kids, and a grandmother

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of households Some 600 Farmington households were told to evacuate, said city spokesperson Gina Intoppa. — Mead Gruver, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 One in six households can’t afford to reliably put food on their table, and Texans have had their electricity shut off at one of the highest rates in the United States. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026 Roughly one-third of Gaston households rent, compared with about one-fifth in Union, and renters throughout the region reported substantially lower well-being and greater financial vulnerability than homeowners. — Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026 But what about the almost 470,000 Miami-Dade households that rent? — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026 While the broader economy has grown at a healthy rate, the gains have disproportionately flowed to the wealthiest households. — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 The bottom 50% of households have seen their wealth increase by $380 billion. — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 The storm knocked out power for 280,000 households, according to United Daily News, a local Taiwanese newspaper, citing the island's power authorities. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026 Limiting it to households with wealth under $500,000 — about 70% of Americans — cuts that to $190 billion. — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for households

Noun

These are houses that agents have secured listing contracts but aren’t ready to be seen by the public.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Publishing houses have tried to crack down on AI usage by authors, inserting strict clauses into book deals and leaning on Pangram to vet manuscripts.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of houses

Browse Nearby Words

household

households

househusband

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Households.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/households. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of households

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

reticent

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Pwn, Skibidi, Girlboss and Other Words Added to the 2026 Scrabble Dictionary

The Words of the Week - Oct. 30

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes