Synonyms of apartments

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• penthouses
• condominiums
• lodgings
• flats
• suites
• tenements
• condos
• studios
• digs
• efficiencies
• duplexes
• saloons
• maisonettes
• garden apartments
• diggings
• studio apartments
• duplex apartments
• efficiency apartments
• flatlets
• wings
• salons
• railroad flats
• triplexes
• apartment houses
• apartment buildings
• granny flats
• walk-ups
• tenement houses
• galleries
• cohousings
• bed-sitters
• floor-throughs

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rooms
• chambers
• cells
• cabins
• closets
• accommodations
• alcoves
• compartments
• bays
• cubicles
• berths
• booths
• nooks
• niches
• snuggeries
• recesses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apartments

Homeowners report far more trust than renters, and people in detached houses report more than people in apartments. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

And nearly floor-to-ceiling windows offer impressive views, including to Dunkin’ Park, the city’s minor league ballpark, from apartments facing north. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

This week brought me from Belgian Gothic seminaries to Victorian mansions, with a few aggressively average $4,700 apartments sprinkled among them to keep us grounded. — Nora Deligter, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026

While some areas like downtown have seen a surge of new units over the last decade — mostly large-scale, high-rise apartments — many other neighborhoods haven’t kept up. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

The Woodhaven Country Club and golf course, just northwest of the intersection of Interstate 30 and East Loop 820, opened its doors in 1972 and served as an anchor for the surrounding businesses, apartments and housing developments. — Emily Holshouser august 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026

Peebles would transform the 17 acres in Second Ward into 1,200 residential apartments, a hotel, retail and commercial space. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026

Four of the floors are configured as spacious private apartments, each with grand living and dining areas and kitchens outfitted with Neff cabinetry and Maison Vervloet hardware. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026

Heads poked from windows along Kedzie Avenue, where residents applauded from their apartments. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026