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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How pigeons can travel hundreds of miles and still find their way home has puzzled scientists for decades.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Shetland has plenty of honesty boxes - filled with fresh eggs, home baking and even pies.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

During a search of his California home, investigators seized 43 labels of 1945 Romanée-Conti.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

It was once home to the world’s largest gum arabic exchange.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

“What? You don’t want to stay home with me?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam