Antonyms for tenanted

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : ten-uh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛn ənt

Definition of tenanted

Origin : early 14c., "person who holds lands by title or by lease," from Anglo-French tenaunt (late 13c.), Old French tenant (12c.), noun use of present participle of tenir "to hold," from Latin tenere "hold, keep" (see tenet).

As in inhabited : adj occupied
As in rented : adj leased
As in inhabit : verb take up residence in
As in occupy : verb reside; use
As in reside : verb live or exist in
As in dwell : verb live in

Example sentences :

They are barren, till the imagination has tenanted them with possibilities of danger and dismay.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

The shores of its creeks and fens are tenanted by minks and muskrats.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

The library was tenanted by Cousin Percy, who was taking a nap on the lounge.
Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln

There was a mean suburb in front of our position, tenanted solely by Egyptians.
Extract from : « Byeways in Palestine » by James Finn

Gilian realised that his imagination, and his imagination only, had tenanted the pew.
Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro

It was often surmised that this ample region must be tenanted by some other planet.
Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball

It was now tenanted by one too young, too pure, to fear aught unearthly.
Extract from : « Rookwood » by William Harrison Ainsworth

These were tenanted by young men in every stage of suffering and exhaustion.
Extract from : « In the Track of the Troops » by R.M. Ballantyne

It was tenanted and enjoyed by countless numbers of living creatures.
Extract from : « The Pioneers » by R.M. Ballantyne

At the time of these alterations, the house was tenanted by a shoemaker.
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 137, June 12, 1852 » by Various

Synonyms for tenanted

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