nonresidential

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adjective

Not used as a residence, generally referring to a building or property used for business or other commercial purposes.

“his nonresidential children”

Opposite
residential
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Meanings

adjectivenonresidential (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot used as a residence, generally referring to a building or property used for business or other commercial purposes.
  2. not comparableNot residing (in a particular place or with a particular person or group).

    his nonresidential children

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot residential

Opposite
residential

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From non- + residential.

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APA

nonresidential. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonresidential

MLA

“nonresidential.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonresidential. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonresidential,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonresidential.

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