apartments

noun

plural of apartment
1
as in penthouses
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place a spacious six-room apartment that occupies the entire upper floor of a two-family house

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as in rooms
an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall the museum sets aside this large central apartment to display special exhibitions

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Recent Examples of apartments Karademas said that construction of the East Bank apartments is a sign the city is moving in a good direction. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Residents who lived in separate apartments in the house stood outside, according to the Culpeper Police Department. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Except for his painting of Dolly Parton, there’s not a single stitch of new furniture or décor in either of Willis’s apartments. — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2026 At first, George stored them in his and his friends’ apartments in Manhattan. — Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026 Investigators, however, believe there was no criminality and that the cause was an electrical fire in one of the fifth-floor apartments. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 17 Oct. 2026 Its 252 apartments will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations, alongside four four-bedroom townhomes. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026 The city also saw major residential growth, including a 412-home subdivision and plans for 1,000 apartments, along with new hotel and recreation developments. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 In it, Tomlin takes viewers through a virtual metropolis complete with high-rise apartments, a speakeasy, an aquarium, and a baseball stadium. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartments
  1. penthouses
  2. rooms
  3. condominiums
  4. lodgings
  5. flats
  6. suites
  7. tenements
  8. condos
Noun
  • With a foreword by fashion designer Jenna Lyons, the book showcases a variety of distinct residential projects, from city penthouses and lakeside retreats to coastal sanctuaries, culminating in their first luxury yacht project.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Those plans included a garage, pedestrian access to the nearby Trinity Trails, a swimming pool, a pickleball court and penthouses.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of penthouses
Noun
  • To up the glamour, Goyal outlined the walls and windows in jet-black molding, lending the rooms a tuxedo-piping effect.
    — Sarah Medford, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The rooms are hung with wire grid-wall panels typically used for retail displays.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of rooms
Noun
  • Belle Meade Village's 1 Iris Lane condominiums The residences at Belle Meade Village are set to be spread out between two condominium buildings with 46 units each.
    — Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of condominiums
Noun
  • Upgrade your lodgings by booking a room with a fireplaces or even a covered terrace.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Dylan was reportedly so wasted that the burly Von Schmidt had to carry him back to his lodgings.
    — Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of lodgings
Noun
  • In terms of accessories, Bottega Veneta’s slip-on flats and Gucci’s triple horsebit corset belts have It-item energy.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Breathable sneakers, flats, and slip-ons hit the sweet spot, offering enough coverage for the flight without weighing you down in warmer weather.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of flats
Noun
  • There are 25 rooms, suites, and villas spread across the small boutique property, each space designed with local materials to mirror traditional Istrian-style architecture.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The 30,000 square feet of amenities included a library, lounge, gym, rooftop pool, pet spa and guest suites for overnight visitors.
    — Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of suites
Noun
  • Parks and gardens are woven into every neighborhood; check out the shocking-pink Portland Street micro park spliced between tenements in Yau Ma Tei; Victoria Park in Causeway Bay; and Kowloon Park, which has a lake populated by real-life flamingos.
    — Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Jet fuel burns as hot as kerosene — twice as hot as wood — and firefighters battle kerosene fires every day in the basements of tenements all over the city.
    — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of tenements
Noun
  • By this summer, Knobel owned nine of 19 condos at the Vail Inn and a majority of the condo board’s directors had been appointed by him, according to last month’s lawsuit.
    — Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of condos

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“Apartments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartments. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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