DUPLEX Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈdü-ˌpleks

Definition of duplex

as in dual

consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined a duplex apartment with all of the bedrooms on the second floor

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Recent Examples of duplex

Adjective

The project consists of 10 duplex-style homes of 1,300 square feet apiece, with three bedrooms, attached two-car garages and private yards. — Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022 For the penthouses, Herzog and de Meuron worked alongside structural engineers AKT to create the unique features within each duplex penthouse and interior designer Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio to create lovely homes. — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022

Noun

The one-bedroom, two-bath duplex on Tompkins Avenue was just over $2,300 a month and rent stabilized. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 July 2026 Fifth Avenue duplex The actor, along with her then-boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri, rented a $37,000-a-month five-bedroom duplex in Midtown Manhattan’s Olympic Tower in the mid-2000s. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for duplex

Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplex

Adjective

At Nebraska, Johnson was a dual major — public relations and advertising.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
The Tate brothers hold dual British and American citizenship.

— StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 27 July 2026

Definition of dual

Noun

Record-breaking Brooklyn home The Oppenheimer actor’s pad in the Big Apple is a massive penthouse triplex in The Standish, a luxury building in Brooklyn Heights.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026
The triplex spans about 8,900 square feet, plus another 3,400 square feet of outdoor space, including a private rooftop terrace with a plunge pool and outdoor kitchen.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 May 2026

Definition of triplex

Adjective

Tuesday’s earthquake in Japan, one of the country’s deadliest in years, struck an area that was still recovering from twin earthquakes in 2016 but has also been shaped by the lessons of that trauma.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 31 July 2026
Footage released by the company shows the twin-engine jet rolling down the runway under its own power as engineers assess braking, steering, engine response and ground handling.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

Definition of twin

Noun

Most of the 106 rooms—the penthouse situation the exception—are snug.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
The bad blood has been brewing since April, when Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled his plans for the tax by filming a video outside the $240 million penthouse of hedge fund mogul Ken Griffin.

— Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of penthouse

Noun

The place had belonged to a former photography director of this magazine, Jordan Schaps, who started renting the 700-square-foot floor-through for $135 a month in 1975.

— Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2025
With its floor-through dwellings, celebrity penthouse, secret passageways, and camaraderie (begrudging or otherwise) between residents both longtime and new, the Arconia is a world within itself.

— Scarlett Harris, Architectural Digest, 8 Sep. 2025