Synonyms of occupants

occupants

noun

plural of occupant

as in residents

one who lives permanently in a place

the only occupants of that house are an old lady and her cat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• residents
• inhabitants
• tenants
• residers
• inhabiters
• citizens
• dwellers
• natives
• habitants
• denizens
• aborigines
• cohabitants
• nationals
• colonists
• migrants
• émigrés
• settlers
• newcomers
• villagers
• coresidents
• subjects
• townsmen
• burghers
• locals
• localites
• townees
• townies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aliens
• foreigners
• visitors
• transients
• guests
• tourists
• nonresidents
• refugees
• emigrants
• evacuees
• expatriates
• exiles
• defectors
• escapers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of occupants

Floodwaters can rise rapidly and easily push a car off the road or downstream, putting occupants and first responders in life-threatening danger, authorities say. — Senior Editor, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Prosecutors said two occupants of vehicle were juveniles at the time. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

Months leading up to Paul Herlihy's death At the time of the killing, Paul and Douglas Herlihy were the sole occupants of a residence in Milford that Paul Herlihy bought in December 2002, according to court documents. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026

As the balloon and its occupants fell to the ground, the nylon envelope and the gondola separated, and the wreckage scattered over a roughly 100-yard area, parts of it blackened by the explosion and resulting fire. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Well outside Cuba’s territorial waters, Cuban MiGs destroyed two of the civilian planes with air-to-air missiles, killing the four occupants, the complaint said. — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

The federal indictment states the planes were traveling away from Cuba when they were destroyed and that the Cuban military gave their occupants no warning. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Energy-absorbing seats are designed to manage forces transmitted to occupants during an impact, potentially reducing injury risks. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026