Synonyms of inhabitant

inhabitant

noun

in-ˈha-bə-tənt 

as in resident

one who lives permanently in a place

the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resident
• occupant
• tenant
• resider
• inhabiter
• habitant
• dweller
• citizen
• native
• denizen
• aborigine
• cohabitant
• colonist
• émigré
• emigré
• national
• newcomer
• migrant
• settler
• villager
• townsman
• burgher
• coresident
• subject
• local
• towny
• localite
• townie
• townee

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alien
• foreigner
• visitor
• transient
• tourist
• guest
• nonresident
• refugee
• exile
• emigrant
• expatriate
• defector
• evacuee
• escaper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inhabitant

Starting more than 1,000 years ago, the inhabitants adorned the walls of the complex with decorative earthen plasters in white and occasionally green. —Alastair Lee Bitsóí, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025

The new anti-camping ordinance in Fairfax will not be enforced until at least next month because of a federal lawsuit by a homeless inhabitant of Peri Park, the town said. —Gary Klien, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025

In each room, this mixing of eras and aesthetics speaks to the clients’ own interests, while also suggesting the evolution of the fictional inhabitant’s tastes. —Blaine Davis, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025

The story follows six of the village’s animal inhabitants and unveils the mystical and superstitious life of the village and the fading hopes of its human residents. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025