OCCUPANTS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of occupants Simpson was identified by the occupants aboard Del Sol's boat through a photographic lineup, according to the affidavit. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 State police pulled the vehicle over and detained the occupants. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 The occupants of the third vehicle — a 73-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman — were taken to a Memphis hospital with serious injuries. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2026 All of the occupants at the building at the time of the fire were safely evacuated. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 The three surviving occupants were described as Orange County residents in their early 20s, according to Pasadena police. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 One of the occupants of the SUV was treated by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue in the parking lot, while the other was taken to Aventura Hospital. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 During an altercation between the occupants of the boats, Simpson swam to the air compressor and turned it off, according to an affidavit. — Milena Malaver, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 Troopers say none of the five occupants was wearing a seat belt. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

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Noun

In past weeks, authorities shut down cafes in central Tehran that were popular with residents during the ceasefire.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
An evacuation shelter was opened at a community college for residents fleeing their homes.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of residents

Noun

But Kova is shocked to discover her sweetheart taking up with someone new, who may be linked to the monsters dragging Stormwatch’s inhabitants into the ocean.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
The Nazca Lines are a group of extensive geoglyphs scraped into the desert around Nazca centuries ago by Peru’s Indigenous inhabitants.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of inhabitants

Noun

The current property owner has publicly stated that relocation assistance would be made available to eligible tenants if the plan is approved.

— Emily McLeod, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
His Marina del Rey company LaTerra Development recently completed a 575-unit complex along the 5 Freeway near the Burbank MetroLink station that caters to tenants in the entertainment industry.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

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