INHABITED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

inhabited 1 of 2

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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The three suspects were charged with shooting into an inhabited dwelling and negligent discharge of a firearm and were booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail. — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026 By Thursday night, the evacuation order covered about 100 square miles of sparsely inhabited land, including part of the South Belridge oilfield. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 19 June 2026

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The majority are shaped like the animals — turtles, panthers, bear, birds and other creatures — that inhabited the region. — Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 Locals point to a house on the corner nearby, previously inhabited by individuals linked to the cartel. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for inhabited

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabited

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

Adjective

If anything, Brown seemed motivated to build off of that group with a healthier Tatum and a more developed supporting cast.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
The other three women all have connections to Maxine, yet she’s not involved in their most developed and personally significant scenes.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 June 2026

Definition of developed

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That obviously had a lot of consequences for the Native Americans who lived there.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 July 2026
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee has lived at the home for more than four decades, according to the listing held by Keller Williams Everett's Jeannette Harpole.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

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