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

adobe (noun)

a house built using adobe bricks

apartment block (noun)

a block of flats

apartment building (noun)

American a block of flats

back-to-back (noun)

British a type of house built in British industrial cities in the 19th century, with a row of houses all joined together, and the walls of one row very close to the walls of the next row

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

bothy (noun)

Scottish a small simple house with one or two rooms

bungalow (noun)

British a house that is all on one level

bungalow (noun)

American a small house that is often 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 flats, each of which is owned by the people who live there

conversion (noun)

British a building that has been changed so that people can live in it

cottage (noun)

a small house, usually in a village or the countryside

country house (noun)

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

country seat (noun)

British a large house in the countryside that belongs to someone who is rich

dacha (noun)

a house in the countryside in Russia that someone lives in at weekends or during holidays

dak bungalow (noun)

Indian English a house where travellers can stay, used especially by government officials

demesne (noun)

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

des res (noun)

Britishhumorous a very attractive house or flat

dorm (noun)

informal a dormitory

dormitory (noun)

American a hall of residence

dosshouse (noun)

Britishinformal a building where people who have no home can sleep

duplex (noun)

American a semi-detached house

dwelling (noun)

formal a house, flat, 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

gaff (noun)

Britishinformal a building, especially someone’s home

grange (noun)

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

hall (noun)

educationBritish a hall of residence

hall of residence (noun)

British a large building in or near a college or university, where students live. The American word is dormitory.

haveli (noun)

Indian English a large impressive house

home (noun)

a building for people to buy or rent

home (noun)

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

hostel (noun)

British a building where people can stay and get meals if they have no home or have been forced to leave their home

hostel (noun)

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 estate (noun)

British a large group of houses built at the same time and in the same style, especially one built by local government for people with low incomes to live in

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 building with rooms for people to rent, usually for short periods only. The American word is 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 flat 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

mansion (noun)

a large house, especially a beautiful one

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

new build (noun)

a house that has recently been built

new build (noun)

houses of this type

orphanage (noun)

a building where orphans live and are looked after

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

pile (noun)

informal a very large old house or other building

place (noun)

a house, flat 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

reception centre (noun)

British a building in which people who have arrived in a country and have no home, or who have had to leave their home, stay temporarily until someone in authority decides where they will go

rooming house (noun)

mainly American a lodging house

row house (noun)

American a terraced house

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

semi (noun)

informalBritish a semi-detached house

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

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 UK 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

summer house (noun)

a house, especially in the mountains or near the sea, that is used for summer holidays

tenement (noun)

a large building in a city, containing several flats

terrace (noun)

British a terraced house

terraced house (noun)

British a house in a row of similar houses joined together on both sides. The American word is row house.

timeshare (noun)

a flat 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

town house (noun)

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

town house (noun)

an expensive house near the main part of a town or city

town house (noun)

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

villa (noun)

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

workhouse (noun)

in the past, a building where poor people in Britain were sent to live and were given unpleasant work to do