unhoused

American  

[uhn-hohzd] / ʌnˈhoʊzd /

adjective

1. without a house or housing; not housed.

   Unhoused cables can sag and fall into the work area, becoming a health and safety risk.

2. being without a house to live in or lacking permanent housing; houseless; homeless.

   One hundred percent of your donations are used to provide warm meals, first aid, and more to our unhoused neighbors.

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Sensitive Note

See homeless ( def. ).

Etymology

Origin of unhoused

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ¹ ( def. ) + house ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The number of homeless students in Los Angeles County is surging, with thousands more unhoused in the span of a single school year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

It was a small enough group, and over time, Gil felt like he developed personal relationships with all of them, his unhoused neighbors.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

That strip of land is where unhoused people congregated until Evans said she and others complained and the city put up fencing and placed boulders to keep them out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Not for him, he clarified, not for the business, but for the unhoused neighbors.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Within were people on every bench in sight—New York's unhoused lovers, whose wooing is accomplished in the all but sylvan glades which the park affords.

From A Husband by Proxy by Steele, Jack

Related Words

• homeless
• houseless
• unsheltered