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

In other apartments, residents sifted through the ashes with mesh baskets searching for anything that survived. — New York Times, 20 July 2026

Sonya’s home, which was owned by her husband’s uncle, Chairman Mun, was larger than most houses in Seoul—a full floor, two apartments combined. — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

Since the pandemic, there has been discussion of additional conversion of vacant office space to apartments, which could bolster property tax dollars. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

The seminal former record label, based in Manchester, launched the likes of band Joy Division and ran the famous Haçienda nightclub, on the site of which stand apartments today. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

The apartments have been leasing since late 2025, but a grand opening was held recently to commemorate the opening of the development. — Emily Holshouser july 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026

Examples include Fashion Valley’s plans to replace the JCPenney store with 850 luxury apartments and the intent by The Valley, formerly known as Westfield Mission Valley East, to add multifamily residential units. — Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026

The sloping roofs achieve this in a way that benefits both residents in their apartments and visitors in the streets. — Bridget Borgobello july 04, New Atlas, 4 July 2026

There were 126 contracts signed for apartments priced at $4 million or more in June, up from 124 during the same four-week period last year, according to Olshan Realty. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 July 2026