Synonyms of rents

rents 1 of 2

noun

plural of rent

1

as in slits

a long deep cut

getting her skirt caught on a nail resulted in a four-inch rent that she couldn't possibly repair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slits
• tears
• fractures
• scratches
• slashes
• injuries
• rips
• lacerations
• scores
• incisions
• gashes
• wounds
• scrapes
• abrasions
• cracks
• snags
• ruptures

2

as in gaps

an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)

peered through the rent in the old garden wall for a glimpse of her mysterious new neighbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gaps
• holes
• crevices
• openings
• intervals
• cracks
• breaches
• discontinuities
• fissures
• breaks
• rifts
• voids
• interstices
• slits
• separations
• slots
• splits
• clefts
• hiatuses
• fractures
• crannies
• pores
• gulfs
• apertures
• cavities
• notches
• chinks
• interspaces
• orifices
• chasms
• ruptures
• severances
• gapes
• abysses

rents

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rent

1

as in leases

to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment

we rented the apartment to a college student for $500 a month

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leases
• hires
• lets
• sublets
• charters
• subleases
• lodges
• engages
• rack-rents

2

as in hires

to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum

will need to rent a car while we're in Europe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hires
• leases
• charters
• engages
• sublets
• subleases
• orders
• books
• reserves
• arranges (for)
• contracts (for)
• checks out
• signs up (for)
• bespeaks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rents

Noun

In California, an incredibly tight housing market and high rents are fueling a new generation of real estate scams that take advantage of people desperate to find an affordable place to live. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

People who have left the region, whether within California or outside the state, moved to neighborhoods where home values average about 50% lower and rents about 33% lower. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 31 July 2026

In New York City, as many as 13,500 housing units vanished into the short-term rental void, driving up rents for actual residents by hundreds of dollars a year. — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Mad Dogs & Englishmen rents e-bikes and dog-friendly sidecars for those who prefer to roll through town. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

Specifically, the law allows for a project to add 20% more homes, provided a certain percentage are income-restricted at rents considered affordable for very low income tenants. — Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2026

Owners can adjust expectations around returns, rents and timelines. — Lee Kiser, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

In the 1980s, drawn by affordable rents and the neighborhood’s convenient location, young artists, especially musicians, began moving into Cabbagetown. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 July 2026

The enterprise fund is generated from airport user fees, such as airline terminal rents, aircraft landing fees, parking revenues and rental car customer facility charges, Johnson explained. — Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026

Verb

Boat rentals are available at both Village Motorsports (which also rents snowmobiles in the winter) and Lake Pleasant Marine. — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

For operators, marketers and investors, the answer determines whether a brand earns trust or simply rents attention for a season. — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

The only explanation the campaign provided about the jet’s activity was to say most of the flights in recent months have been handled through a third-party charter company that rents the plane out to travelers with Sarnecki’s permission. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

When his bees aren't busy pollinating crops, Bradshaw rents pastures from local farmers, particularly cattle ranchers, to host his hives while the bees rest and build up their food stores for winter. — Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 25 July 2026

Surrounded by strangers Lardon lives on the same floor where former board member Anna Jesic rents an Airbnb. — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Josh Martin rents the 170 acres from the Werners and grows corn there. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026