The word "in-habiting" refers to occupying or residing in a particular place. The antonyms for this word include vacating, abandoning, leaving, and evacuating. Vacating means to leave a place, while abandoning means to desert or give up on a place. Leaving refers to departing from a place, and evacuating means to leave a place due to a crisis or disaster. These antonyms signify the opposite of inhabiting and imply the act of vacating a place. In contrast, inhabiting indicates the presence of someone or something in a place, while its antonyms imply the absence or departure of someone or something from a particular location.