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

The source did, however, note that most of the tenants living in the building spoke Mandarin and there was a language barrier. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026

In a market as active as DFW, where logistics and distribution tenants are signing leases at record pace and enterprise clients are evaluating providers on technology as much as price, the platform running the last mile is part of the pitch. — William Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

The federal assistance helps subsidize rents for low-income tenants. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Outdoor tenants in the property’s North Mall and on other nearby lots, including Planet Fitness, IHOP and the AMC Ford City 14 movie theaters, all remain open for business and are not part of the developer’s plan. — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Throughout the Pittsburgh region, places like Monroeville Mall and Pittsburgh Mills have shed tenants, closed, or, in the case of Century III Mall, were torn down. — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Vendors say business will continue after Parlor The food tenants who have spoken out about the sudden closure have all been adamant that this isn’t where their businesses end. — Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

Fulcrum has yet to fill the ground-floor retail space there, but Koss said the firm is intent on finding tenants as unique as the brewery next-door, and the wine bar, Franquette. — Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Scout told local news outlet PhillyVoice that BlackStar Projects, Monument Lab, DesignPhiladelphia, the Stained Glass Project, and 45 other artists, makers, and small retail businesses have currently signed on as tenants within the development. — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Aug. 2026