Homeless

//ˈhoʊmlɪs//

Synonyms for "homeless" (79 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (16)

stateless abandoned alienated alone aloof apart bankrupt bums companionless defenseless derelict deserted desolate destitute detached dispossessed

Strong matches (24)

Adjective(1 words)

dispossessed

Adjective(2 words)

down and out hutless

down-and-out exiled fatherless forlorn forsaken fortuneless friendless godforsaken helpless houseless in the gutter in the red insolvent insular isolated kithless landless lone lonely lonesome

Noun(1 words)

homeless person

Related words (39)

moneyless motherless on street out of funds outcast penniless propertyless removed rootless separate separated single handed single-handed solitary solo stray transient unabetted unaccompanied unaided

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unassisted unattended unescorted unestablished unfriended unharbored unhoused unplaced unseconded unsettled unsupported vagabond withdrawn without a sou

Prep_phrase(1 words)

Adjective(2 words)

Adjective(1 words)

Noun(1 words)

Related word relations

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10 relation types

More general

4 entries

poor poor people unfortunate unfortunate person

Synonyms

2 entries

dispossessed stateless

Related terms

8 entries

bum destitute hobo home tramp transient unhoused vagabond

at location

2 entries

bridge subway

capable of

1 entries

collect can for deposit

derived

7 entries

antihomeless homeless dumping homeless shelter homelessly homelessness nonhomeless politically homeless

derived from

2 entries

home less

is a

2 entries

poor people unfortunate

related to

8 entries

bum destitute home lack permanent residence transient unhoused

similar

2 entries

unfortunate unsettled

Translations

103 translations across 49 languages.

Ancient Greek

3 entries

ἄνοικος adj (lacking a permanent residence)
ἄστεγος adj (lacking a permanent residence)
ἄχωρος adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Arabic

1 entries

مُتَشَرِّد adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Armenian

2 entries

անօթեւան adj (lacking a permanent residence)
դատարկուն adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

evsiz adj (lacking a permanent residence)
evsiz-eşiksiz adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Basque

1 entries

etxegabe adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Catalan

2 entries

sensellar adj (lacking a permanent residence)
sensesostre adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

無家可歸 /无家可归 adj (lacking a permanent residence)
露宿街頭 /露宿街头 adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Czech

4 entries

bez domova adj (lacking a permanent residence)
bez přístřeší adj (lacking a permanent residence)
bezdomovec adj (lacking a permanent residence)
bezprizorný adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Danish

3 entries

boligløs adj (lacking a permanent residence)
hjemløs adj (lacking a permanent residence)
husvild adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Dutch

1 entries

dakloos adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Esperanto

1 entries

senhejma adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Estonian

1 entries

kodutu adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Faroese

1 entries

heimleysur adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Finnish

2 entries

asunnoton adj (lacking a permanent residence)
koditon adj (lacking a permanent residence)

French

3 entries

SDF (sans domicile fixe) adj (lacking a permanent residence)
itinérant adj (lacking a permanent residence)
sans-abri adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Galician

2 entries

sen fogar adj (lacking a permanent residence)
sen teito adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Georgian

3 entries

მიუსაფარი adj (lacking a permanent residence)
უბინაო adj (lacking a permanent residence)
უსახლკარო adj (lacking a permanent residence)

German

3 entries

obdachlos adj (lacking a permanent residence)
wohnungslos adj (lacking a permanent residence)
Obdachloser noun (Translations)

Greek

1 entries

άστεγος adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Hebrew

2 entries

הוֹמְלֶס adj (lacking a permanent residence)
חֲסַר בַּיִת adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Hindi

2 entries

निराश्रित adj (lacking a permanent residence)
बेघर adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Hungarian

1 entries

hajléktalan adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Icelandic

1 entries

heimilislaus adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Ido

1 entries

senhema adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Indonesian

1 entries

tuna wisma adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Irish

1 entries

gan dídean adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Italian

1 entries

senzatetto adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Japanese

3 entries

ホームレス adj (lacking a permanent residence)
家なき adj (lacking a permanent residence)
無宿の adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Latin

1 entries

palabundus adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Malay

2 entries

gelandangan adj (lacking a permanent residence)
tuna wisma adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Middle English

1 entries

herberweles adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Māori

2 entries

kāinga kore adj (lacking a permanent residence)
kāingakore adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

hjemløs adj (lacking a permanent residence)
husløs adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

heimlaus adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Persian

1 entries

بیخانمان adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Polish

1 entries

bezdomny adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Portuguese

4 entries

desabrigado adj (lacking a permanent residence)
only as a noun: morador de rua adj (lacking a permanent residence)
sem-abrigo adj (lacking a permanent residence)
sem-teto adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Romanian

3 entries

fără adăpost adj (lacking a permanent residence)
fără casă adj (lacking a permanent residence)
vagabond adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Russian

3 entries

бездо́мный adj (lacking a permanent residence)
беспризо́рный adj (lacking a permanent residence)
бомж adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Scots

1 entries

hameless adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Spanish

4 entries

desalojado adj (lacking a permanent residence)
en situación de calle adj (lacking a permanent residence)
guitón adj (lacking a permanent residence)
sin hogar adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Swedish

1 entries

hemlös adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Telugu

1 entries

వసతిలేని adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Thai

4 entries

จรจัด adj (lacking a permanent residence)
พเนจร adj (lacking a permanent residence)
ร่อนเร่ adj (lacking a permanent residence)
เร่ร่อน adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Turkish

3 entries

evsiz adj (lacking a permanent residence)
evsiz barksız adj (lacking a permanent residence)
vatansız adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Ukrainian

2 entries

бездо́мний adj (lacking a permanent residence)
безприту́льний adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Urdu

1 entries

بے گَھر adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Vietnamese

2 entries

không cửa không nhà adj (lacking a permanent residence)
vô gia cư adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Walloon

1 entries

sins toet adj (lacking a permanent residence)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Low-lying lands will flood. This means that people will be left homeless and their crops will be destroyed by the salt water.

Source: tatoeba (22156)

The homeless sought shelter from a shower.

Source: tatoeba (24153)

The homeless sought shelter from the chilly shower.

Source: tatoeba (24192)

The homeless people were annoyed by the flies and mosquitoes.

Source: tatoeba (24193)

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