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homeless

[hohm-lis] / ˈhoʊm lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
displaced; without shelter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
houseless unhoused unsheltered
STRONG
derelict destitute displaced dispossessed down-and-out itinerant outcast vagabond vagrant wandering
WEAK
abandoned banished deported desolate disinherited exiled forlorn forsaken friendless uncared-for unsettled without a roof
Antonyms
STRONG
settled

Example Sentences

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The homeless are served entrée, plat, dessert, plus a cheese course and wine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

For now, we are politically homeless, but whichever party can give us adequate shelter will gain a moral and political windfall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Two families have been left homeless after a large tree fell and crashed into their houses after Storm Dave brought heavy winds to the region.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

That number fell from about 33,000 to nearly 27,000, according to the most recent homeless count.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

We had girls from military families, girls from immigrant families, a teen mom, a girl who’d lived in a homeless shelter.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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