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

According to previous reporting by this news organization, people leaving tiny homes in Alameda County moved into housing at similar rates between 2019 and 2022, while Santa Clara County tiny homes helped move 43% of occupants to housing. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

The panic from the occupants struggling to grab floatation devices helped spur aviation-safety reforms, including mandatory preflight passenger briefings and improvements involving flotation equipment. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

The result is a cabin designed to reduce both visual and acoustic distractions, allowing occupants to focus on the journey rather than the technology surrounding them. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Waves of immigrants from French Canada, Ireland and Albania arrived in Biddeford to work in lumber mills and massive red-brick textile factories – now with new occupants – that line the Saco River, defining the town’s landscape. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026

Things aren’t bad in the back seat either; thanks to the wheelbase there’s 39 inches (991 mm) of rear leg room, and the occupants have another couple of USB-C ports to keep their gadgets charged. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

The truck involved in the earlier crash had been pulled onto the shoulder, and its three occupants were standing on the sidewalk as the deputy photographed the scene. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

The two occupants inside were taken into custody without further incident. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026

The new panels focus on occupants of the President's House, where George Washington and John Adams lived during their respective terms, while Philadelphia was still the nation's capital. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 July 2026