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

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 school district said a student received minor injuries, however the patrol wrote the school bus occupants were not injured. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 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

Two men had entered an apartment on North Sharon Amity Road and robbed the occupants, according to a police affidavit obtained by the Charlotte Observer. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026

Five people were killed, all occupants of a van owned by a contract cleaning company for airlines and another vehicle, authorities previously said. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Current occupants for the shopping center include AMC Theaters, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Best Buy, Michael’s, Office Max, Barnes & Noble and Ulta Beauty. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026

The Santa Clara Police Department said in a press release on Wednesday that a patrol officer observed a violation involving a vehicle with two occupants and conducted a traffic stop. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

According to a Pittsburgh police spokesperson, the two occupants of the home reported that approximately $150,000 to $200,000 worth of jewelry and designer bags were missing. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026