Synonyms and antonyms of Buildings where people live or stay in American Thesaurus

adobe (noun)

a house built using adobe bricks

apartment (noun)

American an apartment building

apartment building (noun)

American a building containing many apartments. The British word is block of flats.

billet (noun)

a place, usually someone’s house, that soldiers live in temporarily, especially during a war

boarding house (noun)

old-fashioned a house in which people pay to live as guests with the family who owns it

bungalow (noun)

American a small house that is often all on one level

bungalow (noun)

British a house that is all on one level

bunkhouse (noun)

a building where a group of workers sleep

cabin (noun)

a small simple wooden house in the mountains or in a forest

chalet (noun)

a wooden house built in a mountain area, especially in Switzerland. Its roof usually has steep sides.

chateau (noun)

a castle or large house in the French countryside

condo (noun)

Americaninformal a condominium

condominium (noun)

American a building that contains several apartments, each of which is owned by the people who live there

cottage (noun)

a small house, usually in a village or the countryside

country house (noun)

a large house in the countryside, usually in the U.K. or Europe, especially one that has been owned by the same family for many years

dacha (noun)

a house in the countryside in Russia that someone lives in on weekends or during vacations

demesne (noun)

in the past, a large house and the land that belonged to it

dorm (noun)

informal a dormitory

dormitory (noun)

American a large building in a college or university, where students live

duplex (noun)

American a house that is joined to another house on one side. The British word is semi-detached house.

dwelling (noun)

formal a house, apartment, or other shelter in which someone lives

dwelling house (noun)

a house that is used to live in and not as an office or other workplace

garden apartment (noun)

American any one of a group of apartment buildings that surround a yard or garden

grange (noun)

mainly British a large country house with farm buildings near it

guest house (noun)

a small hotel or private home where people can pay to spend the night

guest house (noun)

a small house for guests on the property of a larger house

habitation (noun)

formalliterary a house

hacienda (noun)

the main house on a hacienda, where the owner lives

hacienda (noun)

Americanhumorous someone’s house

hall of residence (noun)

British a dormitory

home (noun)

a building for people to buy or rent

home (noun)

a building where people who need special care can live and be cared for, for example an old-people’s home or a children’s home

hostel (noun)

mainly British a building where people living away from home can stay and get meals at low prices

house (noun)

a building for living in, usually where only one family lives

housing (noun)

buildings for people to live in

housing development (noun)

American a large group of houses built at the same time and in the same style

lodge (noun)

a small simple house in the countryside that people stay in, for example when they go hunting or fishing

lodge (noun)

a small house built on land belonging to a large house

lodging house (noun)

British a rooming house

log cabin (noun)

a small simple house made of logs in the countryside or in the mountains

love nest (noun)

mainly journalism a house or apartment where two people go to be together, especially if they are having a secret love affair

manor (noun)

a large house with a lot of land and small buildings around it

manor (noun)

the large main house on such an area of land

mansion (noun)

a large house, especially a beautiful one

manufactured home (noun)

American a house that is built from several large pre-manufactured (=already built) pieces

matchbox house (noun)

South African a small and often badly built house located with many other similar houses on a social housing scheme

mobile home (noun)

American a house built in a factory and moved to a piece of land on a truck

orphanage (noun)

a building where orphans live and are taken care of

Palace (noun)

a very large building, especially one used as the official home of a royal family, president, or important religious leader

Palace (noun)

used in the name of a palace

pied-à-terre (noun)

a small apartment or house, especially in a city, that someone owns or rents in addition to their main house

pile (noun)

mainly Britishinformal a very large old house or other building

place (noun)

a house, apartment, etc. for living in

quarters (noun)

formal rooms or buildings for people to live in

ranch (noun)

a ranch house

ranch house (noun)

American a house on one level, often with a roof that does not slope much

ranch house (noun)

American the main house on a ranch

RDP house (noun)

South African a house that was built as part of a government-funded social housing project

rooming house (noun)

a house that consists of rooms that people can rent. The British word is lodging house.

row house (noun)

American a house in a row of similar houses joined together on both sides

safe house (noun)

a building that is used for hiding people or protecting them from danger

seat (noun)

a large house in the countryside that belongs to an important family

shanty (noun)

a badly built house made from sheets of wood, metal, or other thin material

shelter (noun)

a temporary place to live for people who do not have their own homes, or for animals who have been treated in a cruel way

shoebox (noun)

informal a very small house or room

side split (noun)

American a type of split-level house that is divided into different floors along its side

slum (noun)

a house in such an area

starter home (noun)

a small house that someone buys as their first home

stately home (noun)

a large house in the U.K. that has an interesting history and belongs, or used to belong, to an important family

storey house (noun)

West African a house that has more than one level

tenement (noun)

a large building in a city, containing several apartments

terrace (noun)

British a row house

terraced house (noun)

British a row house

timeshare (noun)

an apartment or house that you buy with other people so that you can each use it for a particular amount of time every year

timesharing (noun)

tourism the practice of owning a timeshare

townhouse (noun)

American a house that shares walls with houses on either side of it

townhouse (noun)

a house in a city or town belonging to someone who also has a house in the countryside

tract house (noun)

American one of many similar houses built very close together in one area

Victorian (noun)

a house built during or in the style of the Victorian period

villa (noun)

a large house with a big garden in a warm country or region

workhouse (noun)

a poorhouse in Britain in the past