INHABITANTS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

inhabitants

noun

plural of inhabitant

as in residents

one who lives permanently in a place the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists

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Recent Examples of inhabitants Teteles’s architects and inhabitants had a sophisticated understanding of astronomy—according to a statement from the INAH, the observatory was designed to track the Mesoamerican calendar. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Oct. 2026 So are people, especially the longtime Indigenous inhabitants of areas targeted for protection or restoration. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026 Rugged island Flores, located in the southeast of the Indonesian archipelago, is one of a handful of islands in the world’s most populous Muslim nation with a Christian majority, with 80% of its two million inhabitants identifying as Roman Catholic. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 22 Oct. 2026 The Montaukett, the original inhabitants of the Hamptons, were stripped of their land and tribal rights a century ago. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 For a long time, bunkers were designed to protect inhabitants from the fallout of nuclear weapons. — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 More than 90 percent of Gaza’s inhabitants are internally displaced. — Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026 Well… The inhabitants of Étretat [where the series was partly filmed] hate us a little bit. — Baptiste Mandrillon, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 Most inhabitants of 10-story Lincoln Bay Towers just schlepped up and down the stairs to go about their daily lives, but that was impossible for some older residents. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

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At least two Sacramento residents were among the 28 people charged by federal officials.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Census tracts generally contain between 1,000 and 8,000 residents, with an optimum size of 4,000 people to help standardize population counts.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026

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Floodwaters can rise rapidly and easily push a car off the road or downstream, putting occupants and first responders in life-threatening danger, authorities say.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors said two occupants of vehicle were juveniles at the time.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

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