Synonyms for housing
ˈhaʊ zɪŋhous·ing

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1. housingnoun

   Synonyms:
   accommodation, covering, case, casing, lodging, lid, cover

2. housingnoun

   The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.

   Synonyms:
   cover, lid, covering, accommodation, casing, case, lodging

3. housingnoun

   Residences, collectively.

   She lives in low-income housing.

   Synonyms:
   case, lodging, lid, cover, casing, accommodation, covering

4. housingnoun

   A mechanical component's container or covering.

   The gears were grinding against their housing.

   Synonyms:
   lid, cover, accommodation, lodging, case, casing, covering

5. housingnoun

   A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.

   Synonyms:
   case, lid, covering, lodging, accommodation, cover, casing

6. housingnoun

   An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness.

   Synonyms:
   lodging, case, cover, lid, covering, casing, accommodation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. housing, lodging, living accommodationsnoun

   structures collectively in which people are housed

   Synonyms:
   lodging, living accommodations, lodgment, caparison, lodgement, trapping

2. housingnoun

   a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component

   Synonyms:
   lodging, living accommodations, caparison, trapping

3. caparison, trapping, housingnoun

   stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

   Synonyms:
   trapping, caparison, lodging, living accommodations

Matched Categories

1. • Protective Covering
   • Stable Gear

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. housingnoun

   Synonyms:
   horse-cloth, saddle-cloth

2. housingnoun

   Synonyms:
   covering, protection (from the weather)

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1. List of paraphrases for "housing":

   shelter, accommodation, dwelling, dwellings, residential, houses, lodging, accommodations, shroud, logement, bezel, homes, vivienda, lodgings, home, casing, habitat, estates, habitation, house, surround, flats, estate, quarters, 'habitation, uk, apartment, residence, real-estate

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How to use housing in a sentence?

1. William Justice:

   Every year, it helps many thousands of people through food, housing, shelter programs for people at risk including homeless mothers and families, and in countless other ways.

2. Jeff Lautt:

   In Nairobi, we are working with a school for the deaf to build staff housing.

3. Burgandy Singleton:

   Quite the crazy farm right now, we are housing everything from wee little creatures to ginormous beasts and no trouble. With that many personalities mixing it up, it's been amazing.

4. Lucyanna Labadie:

   Going into this season, I did not have housing offered to me as part of this position, the nearest towns that do or may offer housing are either a pretty far commute or have pretty steep rates.

5. Chris Currie:

   I don't see anything in the guidance or statutes that restricts where they could purchase or lease units for direct housing assistance, there is nothing that would just absolutely bar them from that.