🏠Residential

adjective
/ˌrez.ɪˈden.ʃəl/

Meaning

relating to housing or living areas; used for housing
relating to a place where people live rather than work or do business
Designed for people to live in.

Example Sentences

This is a quiet residential neighborhood with many families.

They moved to a quiet residential neighborhood.

The institution was fully residential.

Synonyms

domestic, housing, living, suburban, inhabited, habitable
Entry 1
domestic, housing, living, suburban
Entry 2
domestic, housing, suburban, inhabited
Entry 3
habitable, domestic, housing, living

Antonyms

commercial, industrial, business, non-residential
Entry 1
commercial, industrial, business
Entry 2
commercial, industrial
Entry 3
industrial, commercial, business, non-residential

Collocations

residential area, residential building, residential property, residential development, residential zone
Entry 1
residential area, residential building, residential property, residential development
Entry 2
residential area, residential building, residential zone, residential property

More Example Sentences

Which year was the last presidential election held in the USA?

Drivers are discouraged from speeding completely in residential areas.

Related Vocabularies

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calm and peaceful, not easily disturbed

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