Synonyms of inhabit

inhabit

verb

as in to occupy

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• occupy
• live
• reside
• dwell
• populate
• cohabit
• abide
• haunt
• stay
• visit
• lodge
• colonize
• settle
• people
• hang (at)
• hang (around or out)
• stop (by)
• sojourn
• run in
• come over
• frequent
• step in
• tarry
• drop by
• come by
• drop in
• rent
• tenant
• crash
• lease
• sublet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inhabit

As the historical record would have it, both Denmark and the United States owe much to the ancient Norsemen who are believed to be the first people to have inhabited Greenland. —Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 10 Feb. 2025

Culebra, 17 miles east of mainland Puerto Rico, is surrounded by healthy reefs inhabited by stingrays, lobsters, and squid. —Amy Gordon, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025

It was first inhabited by the Kechemeche Indians of the Lenni-Lenape Nation before English colonialists transformed it into a whaling and fishing hub in the 17th century. —Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025

True sustainability is not measured only in the environment, in what surrounds us, but in the lives of the people who inhabit it. —Brie Stimson, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025