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

Before emergency crews arrived, witnesses pulled the occupants out of the burning car. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026

Officers stopped the car and detained the occupants, identified as a 36-year-old man, a 34-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

The Brigands of Rattlecreek follows a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge against a group of bandits who use the cover of a torrential thunderstorm to rob and terrorize the occupants of a small town. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

The five occupants of the car, a Volkswagen Passat, were between the ages of 17 and 23, police said. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Although seen here as a four-seater, the GV90 can be configured with three rows and seating for up to seven occupants. — Marco Della Cava, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026

According to police, the suspects forced their way into the home and assaulted the occupants. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Before the shooting broke out, the victim and other occupants of the residence were playing cards, according to the Winter Garden Police Department. — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

Authorities also arrested four other occupants of the vehicle on suspicion of cargo theft, conspiracy and possessing burglary tools. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026