Synonyms of dwell

Verb


1. brood, dwell, worry, care

usage: think moodily or anxiously about something

2. dwell, consist, lie, lie in, exist, be

usage: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

3. populate, dwell, live, inhabit, be

usage: inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"

4. dwell, inhabit, exist, be

usage: exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her mind"

5. harp, dwell, repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell

usage: come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"

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Definition and meaning of dwell (Dictionary)