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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There is no response yet from the Home Office.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

FedEx and KB Home will report results on Tuesday, followed by Micron Technology, Paychex, and Trip.com on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

For a lot of people, the 80th annual Ojai Music Festival, which ran from June 11 through 14, felt like Old Home Week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

The Met, British Retail Consortium and Retail Trust have jointly written to the Home Office and Ministry of Justice to call for fast-track courts so repeat offenders appear within 72 hours of charge.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

So they sent him to Rahway Home for Boys.

From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson

home

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