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

Need another word that means the same as “residence”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “residence” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Residence” are: hall, manse, mansion, mansion house, abidance, residency, abode, home, house, apartment, place of residence, address, accommodation, place, occupancy, habitation, inhabitation, tenancy, stay

Residence as a Noun

Definitions of "Residence" as a noun

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

• The act of dwelling in a place.
• A person's home, especially a large and impressive one.
• The fact of living in a particular place.
• The official home of a government minister or other public or official figure.
• The official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president.
• A large and imposing house.
• Any address at which you dwell more than temporarily.

Synonyms of "Residence" as a noun (19 Words)

abidance	Acting according to certain accepted standards.
abode	A stay; a sojourn. My humble abode.
accommodation	Living quarters provided for public convenience. There was lifeboat accommodation for 1 178 people.
address	A sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described. He listened to an address on minor Roman poets.
apartment	A suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house. Self catering holiday apartments.
habitation	The native habitat or home of an animal or plant. Signs of human habitation.
hall	A large room in a mansion or palace used for receptions and banquets. He dined in hall.
home	The district or country where one was born or has settled on a long-term basis. He doesn t have a home to go to.
house	The people living in a house a household. A debate on the motion This house would legalize cannabis.
inhabitation	The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men. He studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony.
manse	A person’s house or home. She has just returned to her mother and the family manse after being expelled from convent school.
mansion	A terrace or mansion block. Carlyle Mansions.
mansion house	One of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided.
occupancy	The proportion of hotel or office accommodation occupied or used. 70 per cent occupancy is needed to give a profit.
place	Proper or designated social situation. The monastery was a peaceful place.
place of residence	Any area set aside for a particular purpose.
residency	The official residence of the Governor General’s representative or other government agent, especially at the court of an Indian state. A government ruling confirmed the returning refugees right to residency.
stay	A period of staying somewhere in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest. They had a nice stay in Paris.
tenancy	Possession of land or property as a tenant. Holding took over the tenancy of the farm.

Usage Examples of "Residence" as a noun

• He refused to live in the governor's residence.
• Rome was his main place of residence.
• The palace was designated the official residence of the head of state.
• The youth hostel has been adapted from a private residence.
• She took up residence in Paris.
• A person can have several residences.

Associations of "Residence" (30 Words)

abidance	Acting according to certain accepted standards.
abode	Housing that someone is living in. My humble abode.
address	Address or apply oneself to something direct one s efforts towards something such as a question. An address to the European Parliament.
addressee	The person to whom something is addressed. The need to state clearly the addressees of reports.
apartment	A block of apartments. Self catering holiday apartments.
cottage	Perform homosexual acts in a public toilet. They said that at some point in their lives they ve cottaged or cruised in parks.
domicile	Law 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. The tenant is domiciled in the United Kingdom.
doorway	The entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close. Beth stood there in the doorway.
duplex	Having two parts used technically of a device or process duplex adj allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously. Duplex system.
dwelling	Housing that someone is living in. He built a modest dwelling near the pond.
edifice	A complex system of beliefs. It was an imposing edifice.
gambit	An act or remark that is calculated to gain an advantage, especially at the outset of a situation. His resignation was a tactical gambit.
habitation	The fact of living in a particular place. He studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony.
hall	A large entrance or reception room or area. The village hall.
headed	Having a heading or course in a certain direction. She was always cool headed.
home	Made done or intended for use in the home. A home computer.
homestead	Settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead.
hut	Provide with huts. A beach hut.
mailing	The action or process of sending something by mail. The postmark indicates the time of mailing.
manor	(in North America) an estate or district leased to tenants, especially one granted by royal charter in a British colony or by the Dutch governors of what is now New York State. The right to mine ores within the manor of Little Langdale.
mansion	A terrace or mansion block. Carlyle Mansions.
mews	Street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings. A mews house.
neighborhood	The approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of. An ethnic neighborhood.
patio	Usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence. The dining room looks out to a small patio.
postage	A small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid. Proof of postage is required.
postal	Done by post. Postal services.
rhetorician	A person who delivers a speech or oration. They re ready to listen to any smooth tongued rhetorician.
sender	A person who sends or transmits a message, letter, email, etc. Evidence submitted late will be returned to the sender.
tenement	Any kind of permanent property, e.g. lands or rents, held from a superior.
tepee	A portable conical tent made of skins, cloth, or canvas on a frame of poles, used by North American Indians of the Plains and Great Lakes regions.