DWELL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DWELL?

Need another word that means the same as “dwell”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “dwell” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Dwell” are: inhabit, live, populate, brood, consist, lie, lie in, harp, reside, have one's home, have one's residence, be settled, be housed, lodge, stay

Dwell as a Verb

Definitions of "Dwell" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dwell” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Exist or be situated within.
• Think moodily or anxiously about something.
• Come back to.
• Originate (in.
• Live in or at a specified place.
• Inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of.
• Be an inhabitant of or reside in.

Synonyms of "Dwell" as a verb (15 Words)

be housed	Happen, occur, take place.
be settled	Represent, as of a character on stage.
brood	Sit on (eggs. The male pheasant tailed jacana takes over once the eggs are laid and broods them.
consist	Be consistent in form tenor or character be congruous. Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end.
harp	Play the harp. She is always harping on the same old things.
have one's home	Go through (mental or physical states or experiences.
have one's residence	Have sex with; archaic use.
inhabit	Be an inhabitant of or reside in. Sweet memories inhabit this house.
lie	Be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position. The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West.
lie in	Tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive.
live	Have life be alive. The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents.
lodge	Be a lodger stay temporarily. They had to remove a bullet lodged near his spine.
populate	Fill or be present in (a place or sphere. The island is populated by scarcely 40 000 people.
reside	Be situated. The paintings now reside on the walls of a restaurant.
stay	Stay behind. Where do you stay.

Usage Examples of "Dwell" as a verb

• Don't dwell on the past.
• Groups of people still dwell in these caves.
• The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country.
• Bottom-dwelling fish.
• This kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean.

Associations of "Dwell" (30 Words)

abide	Accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation. I said I would abide by their decision.
be	Have an existence be extant. I may be an hour.
bide	Dwell. How long must I bide here to wait for the answer.
burgher	A descendant of a Dutch or Portuguese colonist in Sri Lanka. The poem is not the sort of thing the sturdy burghers of Manchester would wish to read.
census	Conduct a census. A traffic census.
citizen	A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized. A British citizen.
colonial	A house built in colonial style. Beautiful colonial villages of New Hampshire.
county	Relating to or characteristic of aristocratic people with an ancestral home in a particular county. A county grande dame.
denizen	A foreigner allowed certain rights in their adopted country. Denizens of the deep.
domicile	The residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where whenever you are absent you intend to return every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time. His wife has a domicile of origin in Germany.
dweller	A person or animal that lives in or at a specified place. City dwellers.
french	The Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France.
habitant	An inhabitant. The habitant farmhouses of old Quebec.
habitat	The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism. Wild chimps in their natural habitat.
immigrant	A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. Immigrant workers.
inhabit	Inhabit or live in be an inhabitant of. The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted.
inhabitant	A person who inhabits a particular place.
life	A sentence of imprisonment for life. It was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it.
lifelong	Continuing through life. The two men were to remain lifelong friends.
live	Lead a certain kind of life live in a certain style. Live coals.
living	Of a place used for living rather than working in. She is a living doll.
native	Used in names of animals or plants resembling others familiar elsewhere e g native bee. Many native artists studied abroad.
occupy	Fill or preoccupy the mind. The young prince will soon occupy the throne.
populate	Inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of. The island is populated by scarcely 40 000 people.
population	The act of populating (causing to live in a place. The island has a population of about 78 000.
reside	Live (in a certain place. May parents reside in Florida.
resident	A bird, butterfly, or other animal of a species that does not migrate. Resident mute swans and wintering Bewick s swans.
stay	Stay the same remain in a certain state. A four month stay in bankruptcy court.
there	In that matter. I don t agree with you there.
township	(in South Africa) a suburb or city of predominantly black occupation, formerly officially designated for black occupation by apartheid legislation. A Johannesburg township.