Thesaurus results for BED-SITTER

bed-sitter

noun

variants also bedsit or bed-sitting-room

Definition of bed-sitter

British

as in penthouse

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of bed-sitter This show began with two childhood friends in a Barnsbury bedsit trying to make each other laugh and cry. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bed-sitter

Noun

So did that magazine’s founding editor-in-chief, Harold Ross, in the penthouse at 22 East 36th.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
Mamdani and Hochul announced it in April, with Mamdani unveiling the plan in a video filmed outside Citadel billionaire Ken Griffin’s $238 million penthouse.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of penthouse

Noun

Then the back unit of the duplex became available, and Blanding immediately thought of her sister.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
Its 93 rooms are distributed across two luxury hotels, Delos and Soukana, plus an area called Madrague, which includes five old fisherman’s cottages with duplex rooms.

— Alexander Lobrano, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of duplex

Noun

Johansson recounted how, during one studio session, Saab picked up a single piece of black fabric and twisted, turned, and draped it into a bustier dress right on the mannequin.

— Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Clooney was also asked about the studio no-show at this year’s film festivals, as well as his directing aspirations.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of studio

Noun

The building is part of a boom of condo construction, including 70 Vestry and 150 Charles Street, that has turned this downtown zone along the West Side Highway into another celebrity cluster.

— Bridget Read, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2026
The comedy condo provided by Side Splitters Comedy Club in Tampa, Florida.

— Maria Bamford, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of condo

Noun

That at least has some continuity with the old days, because Third Avenue’s saloons at mid-century were where the sots washed up, like Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
Kimberly Schlarman, local history supervisor for the Glenview Public Library and a member of the Glenview History Center Board of Directors, said the Glen View House was a saloon by the 1890s, with lodgings on the second floor.

— Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of saloon

Noun

Olivelli Deli will serve fresh sandwiches, soft serve ice cream and more from its walk-up window at the corner of 35th and North Davidson streets starting Wednesday, July 1.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
Lindor went 0-for-5 in his return and grounded out so quickly to end the seventh inning, stranding a runner at third base, that fans didn’t even get to finish singing along to his walk-up song.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Definition of walk-up

Noun

Quinn made the 10 to 15-minute trek from her sister’s condominium to the party room, snapping a mirror selfie in the elevator on the way.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
In March, a condominium in the 4800 block of Swinford Court sold for $775,000, a price per square foot of $504.

— Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of condominium

Noun

Remember to reserve a room well in advance; up to 2 million people come to the festival each year, so lodgings (mostly small B&Bs) book up fast.

— Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 2 Sep. 2026
In Manon Coubia’s visually arresting film Forest High, solo caretakers keep the fires burning in a remote Alpine chalet where weary hikers find modest lodgings.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of lodgings

Browse Nearby Words

beds (down)

bed-sitter

bed-sitters

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Bed-sitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bed-sitter. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of bed-sitter

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

gist

Popular in Grammar & Usage

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

A List of Most Commonly Confused Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 4

Popular

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke

Games & Quizzes