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residential

/ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/adjective4 syllables

Residential means: used or designed for residence or limited to residences.

Opposites of residential

nonresidential

What does residential mean?2

adjective

1

used or designed for residence or limited to residences“a residential hotel”

2

of or relating to or connected with residence“a residential requirement for the doctorate”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with residential?14

three syllables

four syllables

five syllables

experiential
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Residential in a sentence

  • It was a mostly middle-class residential area, with some small businesses.CM
  • I would prefer to live in a residential area, not downtown.DostKaplan
  • This residential area is comfortable to live in.timmartin
  • A factory is not suitable for a residential district.unknown
  • The drive to the small residential park was five minutes.Amastan
  • Residential rooms are not to be used for commercial purposes.Tamy
  • Your request has been denied because you have no valid residential address.kkflf4
  • The city police have begun a clampdown on speeding in residential areas.Luornu

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