uninhabitable
adjective
un·in·hab·it·able
ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-tə-bəl 
: unfit for habitation : not inhabitable
an uninhabitable wilderness
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She was taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation, and the home was deemed uninhabitable, with residents finding temporary housing on their own, officials said.
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Residents of 25 units that were directly damaged by fire and smoke in the 180-unit condo building still can't move back because their units are uninhabitable.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Musk’s Mars obsession purports to follow this logic: An investment in a program that allows humans to live on other planets would, in theory, ensure that the human race survives even if the Earth becomes uninhabitable.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
Why is the president’s son-in-law pursuing a multi-billion-dollar development deal on an uninhabited—and uninhabitable—former Cold War base?
—Air Mail, 21 June 2025
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Residents of 25 units that were directly damaged by fire and smoke in the 180-unit condo building still can't move back because their units are uninhabitable.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Musk’s Mars obsession purports to follow this logic: An investment in a program that allows humans to live on other planets would, in theory, ensure that the human race survives even if the Earth becomes uninhabitable.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
Why is the president’s son-in-law pursuing a multi-billion-dollar development deal on an uninhabited—and uninhabitable—former Cold War base?
—Air Mail, 21 June 2025
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“Uninhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabitable. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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