Synonyms of tenants

tenants 1 of 2

noun

plural of tenant

1

as in visitors

one who rents a room or apartment in another's house

the laundry in the basement is for tenants only

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visitors
• residents
• lodgers
• lessees
• renters
• boarders
• roomers
• guests
• roommates
• occupants
• subtenants
• cotenants
• occupiers
• residers
• flatmates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• landlords
• letters
• lessors
• landowners
• proprietors
• landholders
• lairds
• landladies
• hosts
• innkeepers
• slumlords

2

as in residents

one who lives permanently in a place

the abandoned warehouse's only tenants are a band of squatters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• residents
• occupants
• inhabitants
• residers
• inhabiters
• citizens
• dwellers
• habitants
• natives
• denizens
• aborigines
• cohabitants
• émigrés
• newcomers
• nationals
• colonists
• migrants
• settlers
• villagers
• coresidents
• burghers
• townsmen
• subjects
• locals
• localites
• townees
• townies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• foreigners
• transients
• visitors
• aliens
• guests
• tourists
• nonresidents
• refugees
• emigrants
• expatriates
• evacuees
• exiles
• defectors
• escapers

tenants

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of tenant

as in leases

Related Words

• leases
• rents
• peoples
• sublets
• occupies
• haunts
• hangs (at)
• inhabits
• lives
• cohabits
• visits
• populates
• stays
• lodges
• resides
• frequents
• dwells
• abides
• settles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tenants

Noun

Originally famed for the company’s organs that swelled Detroit theaters and churches, the situation became perilous after Wurlitzer and the remaining tenants all left by 1982. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026

When The Times knocked on the door of the home Yeager had hoped to rent — days after Yeager had been told the tenants would be moving out — a dog immediately barked. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

City leadership hopes this sends a message to all landlords that treating tenants like this won't be tolerated anymore. — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Donahoo said that the city isn’t aware of any new tenants taking over Mi Pueblito’s former site at the shopping center. — Taylor O'Connor 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

The complex will have a mix of studios and one bedrooms, and also include a community room and computer lab for tenants, Liuzzo said. — Theresa Clift july 29, Sacbee.com, 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

Other tenants include Alberta Boot Company and its sister Western apparel brand Cody & Sioux and Astrid & Miyu. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 July 2026

The address has long had barbecue masters as tenants, having also sheltered Bo’s Barbecue, Boneheads and All the Smoke. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 July 2026