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

Krohn put in new sprinklers and fire-safety systems after his last renters moved out a few years ago, then cut a hole between the second and third floors, allowing more light and air to filter through what is now a unified owner’s duplex. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026 Then the back unit of the duplex became available, and Blanding immediately thought of her sister. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for duplex

Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplex

Adjective

Does the school offer career exploration, technical education, or dual credit opportunities?

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Upstairs, a sumptuous primary suite comes complete with its own fireplace, private balcony, and dual closets and baths.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of dual

Noun

Through a series of renovations it’s morphed from a one-bedroom apartment to a sophisticated NoHo triplex with a rooftop chicken coop, adjusting to major life milestones, such as the birth of Scherieber’s third child, Hazel Bee.

— Tanya Fevzi, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of triplex

Adjective

China has sought to capitalize on that opening, not necessarily by persuading countries to choose Beijing over Washington, but by making the choice less binary.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
This definition was a broader move away from previous DSMs’ binary diagnoses of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of binary

Noun

In the Pearl District, this 2004 one-bedroom condo is across the street from Powell’s City of Books—known as the largest bookstore in the world.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
Some cases over the last month include a bear that entered an arcade in Fraser Valley, a bear that went romping through an Aspen restaurant, and attacks at a Rio Grande National Forest Park campground and inside a condo in Durango.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of condo

Adjective

The twin-engine utility helicopter, which was manufactured in 1994, had been assisting with the firefighting since the first day of the blaze.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Among the newcomers for MacKenzie are twin sisters Caileigh and Chelsea Tiller, who could have immediate impact as freshman.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of twin

Noun

Four suite categories – from penthouse to owner’s – were refurbished in 2024.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Perched atop Russian Hill, Crocker’s penthouse was a budget-be-damned Gesamtkunstwerk that allowed Frank to go absolutely wild with materials.

— Jill Singer, Curbed, 23 Sep. 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