roommate

noun

variants also roomie
Definition of roommatenext
1
as in housemate

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2
as in flatmate

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Recent Examples of roommate Struggling with grief and a fractured sense of reality, Ellie forms an unlikely bond with her charismatic roommate, Brenna Darby (Cowan). — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 Sanchez Valera’s roommate was sleeping on a couch when Hernandez-Montero and Arenas came into the apartment. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 Montana McGlynn, a former castmate and roommate, greets them at the door. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Phia was founded in a Stanford dorm room by Gates and her roommate Sophia Kianni, officially launching in April 2025. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roommate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roommate
  1. housemate
  2. flatmate
  3. classmate
  4. subtenant
  5. teammate
  6. playmate
  7. shipmate
  8. schoolmate
Noun
  • Now, in Season 2, Issa is on the lookout for signs that her boyfriend is crushing on another housemate, while Anton and Paul Baker keep a watchful eye on one another, as much to quell further flirtation as to savor it.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Julie Chen Moonves returned to host another live eviction of Big Brother, where a second housemate exited the house.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Definition of housemate
Noun
  • The flatmate had been very kind.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
  • In the second episode, Niall meets Joanna, one of his freshman flatmates at university, who, like almost everyone else in Ruben’s orbit, is subjected to his extreme behavior.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 8 May 2026
Definition of flatmate
Noun
  • Like many of his classmates, Kennedy entertained the idea of becoming a priest.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Despite Bret’s passionate insistence that his classmate is a serial killer, Croft tells him Robert is a good kid from a good family and sends him back to class.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of classmate
Noun
  • By late 2023, the building became the target for a patchwork of smaller leases from subtenants, starting with travel tech company Navan, which signed on to take about 36,000 square feet in the building that October.
    — Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Under the agreement, the city will receive an upfront payment of $125,000 and monthly rent of $500 or 30 % of subtenant rental revenue, whichever is greater.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of subtenant
Noun
  • Angels star Mike Trout, center, and his teammates were thrilled to learn Stan Kroenke, the billionaire Rams’ owner, agreed to buy the baseball team.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Later in the affidavit, a trainer says the player told him that Fields hit his teammate in the back of the head.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of teammate
Noun
  • For kids, anger often shows up when something doesn’t go their way—like when a playmate grabs their toy.
    — Jenna Autuori-Dedic, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The former model was the Playboy Playmate was the 2004 playmate of the year.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Definition of playmate
Noun
  • At one point, shipmate Dave Faulkner screamed as he was thrown to the bottom deck.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Other dives have been conducted to inter the remains of Arizona survivors who wanted to rest eternally with their former shipmates.
    — Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Definition of shipmate
Noun
  • The dramatic recipe involves equal parts literary ambition, risk-taking, and chutzpah, with a dash of substance abuse, cooked on the high heat of adolescent lust that brings Tony to Provincetown in pursuit of a schoolmate named Nancy (Emilia Jones).
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Her schoolmate, Curtis Mehlberg, follows her, and both are able to enter that magical world.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Definition of schoolmate

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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roommate. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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