unlivable
Too harsh inside
Unlivable describes conditions too harsh, dangerous, or uncomfortable for habitation.
An apartment might be unlivable due to mold, a city unlivable because of pollution or violence.
The word extends beyond physical space: The situation at work had become unlivable.
Also spelled unliveable, especially in British English.
Unwelcoming, harsh to visitors
- barrenUnable to produce
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
freezing · arid · windswept · hostile · forbidding · unforgiving · bleak · glacial
Breaking down gradually
- decayedBroken down organically
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
tumbledown · decrepit · neglected · condemned · collapsing · rotting · rusted · gutted
Made impure by contaminants
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- radioactiveEmitting nuclear decay particles
- poisonedMade toxic intentionally
tainted · asbestos · mold · sewage · chemical · fumes · carcinogenic · mercury
Fearing confined spaces
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- tinyExtremely small in size
- overcrowdedFilled beyond capacity
- confinedKept within bounds
windowless · airless · stifling · congested · packed · squeezed · tight · shoebox
inhospitable
Unwelcoming, harsh to visitors
scorching · freezing · arid · windswept · hostile · forbidding · unforgiving · bleak · glacial · drought-stricken
crumbling
Breaking down gradually
ramshackle · tumbledown · decrepit · neglected · condemned · collapsing · rotting · rusted · gutted · uninhabitable
polluted
Made impure by contaminants
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- radioactiveEmitting nuclear decay particles
poisoned · tainted · asbestos · mold · sewage · chemical · fumes · carcinogenic · mercury · waste
claustrophobic
Fearing confined spaces
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- tinyExtremely small in size
- overcrowdedFilled beyond capacity
confined · windowless · airless · stifling · congested · packed · squeezed · tight · shoebox · stuffy
squalor
Dirty, degraded living conditions
unheated · makeshift · homeless · dispossessed · evicted · refugee · displaced · favela · ghetto · tenement
dangerous
Apt to cause harm
- crime-riddenFull of illegal activity
- violentInvolving physical force
- war-tornDamaged by military conflict
lawless · volatile · unstable · bombed · shelled · looted · evacuated · curfew · insecure · threatening
- ratingsA rating, rating, one star, five stars, rating scale
- housing statushomeowner, renter, tenant, landlord, owned
unlivablelivable
Fit for residence
habitable · inhabitable · occupiable · hospitable · residential
live, alive, living, deliver, lives, lived, livelihood, outlive, livable