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

Several occupants fired shots into the home before the SUV before sped off, the witness said. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

The filing names Condado Tacos 50 LLC, as well as other occupants at the Providence Road address. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026

Nestled deep among the wads of shredded paper and other bric-a-brac, the occupants made not a squeak, concealed to anyone who looked through the carrier’s door. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Cans, water containers, mattresses and crosses - seeming evidence of the home's former Christian occupants — lay scattered across a dirty room. — Diego Ibarra Sánchez, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

According to the investigation, the shooting began as a road-rage dispute between the garbage truck driver, who was performing his normal route, and occupants of a white box truck that was blocking the roadway, the release stated. — Keily Alfonzo, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

According to Fort Worth police, a motorist — later identified as Dwabe — had stopped to help the occupants of a vehicle who’d been involved in a collision. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

All three occupants were evaluated for smoke inhalation at the scene and were taken to an area hospital, according to fire officials. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

The starting materials are usually the officer’s observations and the crash diagram, plus statements from occupants and independent witnesses about who was sitting where and what each person was doing before impact. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026