boarding house

[bawr-ding haus, bohr-ding haus] / ˈbɔr dɪŋ ˌhaʊs, ˈboʊr dɪŋ ˌhaʊs /

NOUN

home

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

commorancy crash pad hole in the wall home plate living quarters parking place rooming house where the hat is

Antonyms

WEAK

office

NOUN

hotel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hostel house inn lodging motel resort tavern

STRONG

auberge caravansary dump fleabag flophouse hospice hostelry roadhouse spa

WEAK

motor inn public house rooming house

NOUN

lodging

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apartment hostel hotel inn lodge motel resort shelter

STRONG

abode address camp castle chambers cover domicile dorm dwelling habitation harbor home lodgment palace place port protection quarters residence roof room

WEAK

bed and breakfast pied-à-terre room and board rooming house

Antonyms

STRONG

office

Example Sentences

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They play Bertha and Seth Holley, the married proprietors of the boarding house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Jasmine stays at a Florida boarding house run by Lillian, who calls her new tenant Jazzy and helps her with bus fare to New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

They had run a boarding house in Coatesville, but abandoned the business and left town as the scandal garnered national attention, she said.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024

The second floor of the livery stable was used as a boarding house for Black people.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024

She had turned her considerable home into a boarding house, which was normally patronized by lost travelers.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

boarding house

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