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roommate

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variants: also roomie

Synonyms & Antonyms of roommate

1 as in classmate, teammate

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for roommate

classmate,
housemate,
messmate,
playfellow,
playmate,
schoolmate,
shipmate,
teammate

associate,
cohort,
companion,
compatriot,
compeer,
comrade,
crony,
fellow,
hobnobber,
mate,
running mate

colleague,
coworker,
equal,
peer,
workmate

accomplice,
affiliate,
ally,
collaborator,
confederate,
half,
partner

buddy,
chum,
confidant,
familiar,
friend,
hearty,
intimate,
pal

countryman

attendant,
escort

hanger-on,
leech,
parasite

2 as in flatmate

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for roommate

flatmate
[chiefly British]

cotenant,
subtenant

guest,
visitor

boarder,
lessee,
lodger,
renter,
roomer,
tenant

occupant,
occupier,
resident,
resider

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for roommate

landlord,
lessor,
letter

laird
[chiefly Scottish],
landholder,
landowner,
proprietor

landlady

slumlord

host,
innkeeper,
proprietor

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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roommate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2022.

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