cohabitates
Shares a home
Cohabitates means lives together, typically referring to an unmarried couple sharing a home as if married: They've cohabitated for three years.
The term carries slightly formal or legal overtones, appearing in discussions of domestic partnerships, census data, or relationship status.
Cohabit is the more common form.
One sharing living quarters
- housemateCo-resident in shared home
- flatmateCo-tenant in apartment
- tenantOne who rents property
- lodgerRenting occupant of rooms
boarder · subletter · occupant · resident · dweller · houseguest · live-in · bunkmate
Domestic unit of residents
- choresRoutine household tasks
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- homeOne's personal residence
- nestingMaking a dwelling
cooking · cleaning · laundry · groceries · bills · utilities · rent · mortgage
One who shares activity
- spouseMarried partner
- boyfriendMale romantic companion
- girlfriendFemale romantic partner
- loverRomantic intimate
fiancé · couple · romantic · unmarried · common-law · long-term · committed · betrothed
Money spent on things
- responsibilitiesDuties one must fulfill
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
- choresRoutine household tasks
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
rent · groceries · communal · joint · division · allocation · equitable · splitting
Forming close connections
- closenessState of proximity
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- connectionA joining or relation
rapport · trust · understanding · harmony · support · warmth · togetherness · fondness
roommate
One sharing living quarters
lodger · boarder · subletter · occupant · resident · dweller · houseguest · live-in · bunkmate · sharing
household
Domestic unit of residents
nesting · cooking · cleaning · laundry · groceries · bills · utilities · rent · mortgage · budgeting
partner
One who shares activity
- spouseMarried partner
- boyfriendMale romantic companion
- girlfriendFemale romantic partner
lover · fiancé · couple · romantic · unmarried · common-law · long-term · committed · betrothed
expenses
Money spent on things
- responsibilitiesDuties one must fulfill
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
- choresRoutine household tasks
utilities · rent · groceries · communal · joint · division · allocation · equitable · splitting · contribution
bonding
Forming close connections
- closenessState of proximity
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
connection · rapport · trust · understanding · harmony · support · warmth · togetherness · fondness · empathy