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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We are in Manhattan Beach and have to be back home by 12:30 p.m. for nap time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

He had returned home from the airport less than an hour earlier.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

She claimed she was off work and home alone—that she had unplugged her phone and gone to bed.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Page also wants more people to learn resuscitation skills, either through first aid training or even at home.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

He crested the hill that overlooked his home and staggered to a stop.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman