as in inhabitable
suitable for living in
the frigid Arctic is not habitable for amphibians and reptiles—or for humans, either, for that matter
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Recent Examples of habitable
Similarly, the cube becomes a habitable work of micro architecture inserted inside the apartment.
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Ludovica Stevan, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026
The mission’s detailed investigation of Europa will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for habitable worlds beyond our planet.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Exoplanets in the habitable zone of distant stars are a key target.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The villa is also reportedly in ruins and unsellable, and would require a great deal of remodeling to be habitable.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2026
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Ludovica Stevan, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026
The mission’s detailed investigation of Europa will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for habitable worlds beyond our planet.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Exoplanets in the habitable zone of distant stars are a key target.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The villa is also reportedly in ruins and unsellable, and would require a great deal of remodeling to be habitable.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitable
inhabitable
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The home is no longer inhabitable, and the Steaves plan to live with family in the area.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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But in the present day, with the glade abandoned, the only hope for construction to stop is for Mabel to find a beaver — a keystone species — that can once again make the area inhabitable.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Habitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitable. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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