Thesaurus results for TENEMENT

tenement

noun

ˈte-nə-mənt

Definition of tenement

as in apartment

a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place an exhibit of pictures showing the tenements of the New York City neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen during the 1920s

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Recent Examples of tenement George Ryoichi Ariyoshi was born March 12, 1926, in a two-room tenement near Honolulu Harbor to parents who immigrated to Hawaii from Japan. — ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 The Old Town stacks itself along a volcanic ridge, medieval tenements climbing toward the castle that made Rudolf Bing think of Salzburg. — Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2026 What if the education system taught kids how to cook good food and grow a garden, even on the balcony of a tenement apartment? — Aaron Everitt, STAT, 10 Apr. 2026 Lopes needed an adult role model and one came along in the coach at an opposing high school, Mike Sarkesian, who grew up in a Providence tenement but became the basketball coach and athletic director at Iowa Wesleyan College the year Lopes graduated from high school. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tenement

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenement

Noun

Residential buildings were badly damaged in the assault, leaving people trapped in multi-story apartment blocks and an entire family that was killed pulled from the rubble, while cars were seen burning on city streets.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Roseville has a new apartment community that offers a different take on traditional apartment living in Placer County.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of apartment

Noun

In addition to one king bedroom and one queen, the penthouse is home to three bathrooms (complete with Frette linens), one of which features a striking green sink.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
The penthouse comes with a pair of private terraces and floor-to-ceiling windows that have uninterrupted views of the Hudson and World Trade Center.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 16 July 2026