uninhabitable
Not fit for dwelling
Uninhabitable describes a place unfit for people to live in.
A building might be uninhabitable due to structural damage, contamination, or lack of basic utilities.
Climate change threatens to render some regions uninhabitable through extreme heat or rising seas.
The fire left the apartment uninhabitable.
Parts of the city remained uninhabitable for years after the disaster.
Unable to produce offspring
- aridDevoid of water
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- desertTo leave behind completely
- wastelandUninhabitable barren region
lifeless · parched · drought · dusty · unproductive · empty · void · desolate
Left behind completely
- ghost townDeserted former inhabited place
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
neglected · deserted · dilapidated · condemned · crumbling · decaying · ramshackle · decrepit
Unwelcoming, harsh to visitors
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- forbiddingIntimidatingly stern or hostile
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
extreme · perilous · brutal · grim · stark · rugged · untamed · unforgiving
Capable of causing death
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- radioactiveEmitting nuclear decay particles
- pollutedMade impure by contaminants
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
hazardous · carcinogenic · irradiated · chemical · biohazard · fallout · Chernobyl · Fukushima
Likely to cause harm
- unsanitaryLacking proper cleanliness
- unhealthyHarmful to wellbeing
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- unlivableUnfit for dwelling
squalid · insalubrious · code violation · substandard · uninspected · flooding · unventilated · overcrowded
infertile
Unable to produce offspring
wasteland · lifeless · parched · drought · dusty · unproductive · empty · void · desolate · moonscape
abandoned
Left behind completely
- ghost townDeserted former inhabited place
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
derelict · neglected · deserted · dilapidated · condemned · crumbling · decaying · ramshackle · decrepit · tumbledown
inhospitable
Unwelcoming, harsh to visitors
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- forbiddingIntimidatingly stern or hostile
treacherous · extreme · perilous · brutal · grim · stark · rugged · untamed · unforgiving · punishing
poisonous
Capable of causing death
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- radioactiveEmitting nuclear decay particles
- pollutedMade impure by contaminants
noxious · hazardous · carcinogenic · irradiated · chemical · biohazard · fallout · Chernobyl · Fukushima · leaching
unsafe
Likely to cause harm
- unsanitaryLacking proper cleanliness
- unhealthyHarmful to wellbeing
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
unlivable · squalid · insalubrious · code violation · substandard · uninspected · flooding · unventilated · overcrowded · windowless
- ratingsA rating, rating, one star, five stars, rating scale
- housing statushomeowner, renter, tenant, landlord, owned
uninhabitablehabitable
Fit for dwelling
inhabitable · livable · liveable · hospitable · residential
uninhabitablehospitable
Friendly toward guests
welcoming · temperate · amenable · accommodating · salubrious
habitat, inhabitant, inhabit, uninhabited, habitation, habitable, cohabit, habitant, cohabitation