INHABITED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of inhabited

as in cultivated

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verb

past tense of inhabit

as in occupied

to be in a place for a period of time We need to protect the forests and also the wildlife that inhabits them. The people who inhabit the island take great pride in their art.

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Oakland is implementing a new encampment policy that allows inhabited vehicles to be cited and towed more quickly, drawing the ire of RV dwellers who say the city is reneging on its promises. — CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Their singing can sometimes be heard a mile away by the few neighbors in the sparsely inhabited outskirts of Santa Clarita. — Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Verb

Don told me some interesting stories about the Mokies, a civilization of cliff dwellers who long ago inhabited the area. — Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026 The wildfires cut off habitat corridors and reduced access to food sources, forcing the apes into plantations inhabited by people in search of food and shelter and stranding them there, Suciadi told The Associated Press on Monday. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inhabited

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Adjective

The home is located on a quarter-acre of native and cultivated gardens and houses an art studio and yurt.

— Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2023

Definition of cultivated

Verb

The 18-story building collapsed Friday in a busy commercial street of the capital Nairobi, trapping construction workers and people reportedly inside shops on the ground and basement floors that had been illegally occupied.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
One in coastal California extends approximately 620 miles long, while several smaller supercolonies occupied surrounding territories.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupied

Adjective

Altonaga ruled that the dispute required a more developed factual record, particularly because the university’s earlier submissions selectively reproduced statements without providing their complete conversational context.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
By region, growth was led by emerging markets, while developed markets reflected tougher comparators and soft market conditions.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

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Verb

The band members could handle it, but the property manager who lived above their first rehearsal spot was less enthusiastic.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026
Audrey lived at La Paisible until her death from cancer in January 1993, at just 63 years old.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026

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