abode

[uh-bohd] / əˈboʊd /

NOUN

building or place where one resides

Synonyms

STRONG

address apartment base co-op condo crib den digs domicile dwelling flat habitat headquarters hearth hole home homestead house lodging quarters residence roost sanctuary seat

WEAK

casa crash pad flop haunt joint pad

Antonyms

STRONG

annex office

Example Sentences

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The beautiful five-bedroom abode measures 6,000 square feet.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Inside the sparse, upscale abode, cardboard moving boxes are still scattered across the entryway, and his shelves lack ingredients.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Matt Styler, 50, of no fixed abode from Gosport, has been charged with assault by beating of an emergency worker.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The Rodgers’ elegant Victorian Craftsman measures just over 5,300 square feet—just over half the size of Aaron’s enormous 10,500-square-foot Wisconsin abode, which sits at the heart of a leafy 5-acre parcel.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

The poets did not care to linger in that gloom-hidden abode.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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