Definitions

home

[hohm] / hoʊm /

ADJECTIVE

domestic

Synonyms

STRONG

central familiar family household local national native

WEAK

at ease at rest down home homely homey in one's element in the bosom inland internal

Antonyms

STRONG

foreign outside

WEAK

business commercial

NOUN

place where a human lives

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apartment cabin condo condominium cottage dormitory dwelling farm hospital house hut mansion palace place residence resort shelter trailer

STRONG

abode address asylum bungalow castle cave co-op diggings digs domicile dump fireside flat habitation hangout haunt hearth hideout homestead joint manor nest orphanage pad roof roost shanty turf villa

WEAK

boarding house commorancy crash pad hole in the wall home plate living quarters parking place rooming house where the hat is

Antonyms

WEAK

office

NOUN

birthplace, environment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

country family farm hometown household land neighborhood site

STRONG

abode element fireside habitat habitation haunt haven hearth hills homeland homestead locality range roof soil territory

WEAK

camping ground home ground neck of the woods stamping ground stomping ground

Antonyms

WEAK

office

Example Sentences

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Michael Brown’s remains were found in December 2025 underneath a home where Rhone used to reside after investigators executed a search warrant at the property, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

We stayed in a renovated two-bedroom home managed by MINNeSTAY that retained much of its historic charm, including beautiful woodwork, a formal dining room and a spacious kitchen.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

You have led this as PM, earning wide respect at home and abroad.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Belgium and Brazil games will be shown on a screen set up outside, which presents a small problem of shifting allegiances at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“And, Arlo, it’s straight home for you for a while. I mean it. No hanging out after school with your friends, at least for now. Do I make myself clear?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

home

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