apartment

noun

ə-ˈpärt-mənt How to pronounce apartment (audio)
Definition of apartmentnext
1
as in penthouse
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place a spacious six-room apartment that occupies the entire upper floor of a two-family house

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2
as in room
an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall the museum sets aside this large central apartment to display special exhibitions

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Recent Examples of apartment Neighbors said the victim lived with family in the fifth-floor apartment. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026 The apartment blends contemporary pieces with vintage furnishings without turning the home into a gallery. — Valentina Lonati, Architectural Digest, 22 Aug. 2026 New York City began enforcing new registration requirements in 2023 that further restricted Airbnb-style rentals of entire homes or apartments for stays of less than 30 days. — Mike Winters, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026 Beyond the apartment itself lies one of London’s buzzier lifestyle enclaves. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for apartment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apartment
  1. penthouse
  2. room
  3. lodgings
  4. condominium
  5. suite
  6. flat
  7. tenement
  8. condo
Noun
  • Both women lived in The Adelicia complex, with Swift buying a penthouse in 2009 and Panettiere moving into the building three years later.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That figure grew only a few days ago when Petal launched in the penthouse.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of penthouse
Noun
  • Trainers then lead participants in a 45-minute full-body workout before the class moves into another room fashioned as a recovery space with art and quiet music.
    — Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • There was a pause, as a room full of songwriters — the event was specifically for the Recording Academy’s Songwriters & Composers Wing — erupted into laughter.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of room
Noun
  • Along the way, travelers will pass through many towns that offer sleeping accommodations, including guesthouses, lodgings, mountain huts, hotels, hostels, and campsites, according to Thru-Hiking, an online community for long-distance hikers.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The sprawling 865-acre Hacienda Tres Equis, in the family for three decades, grows world-class coffee and has plans to build lodgings for visitors.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of lodgings
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  • According to the project’s website, the six condominium apartments have already been sold.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Police were called to a condominium complex on Concord Drive on a report that a woman had been assaulted.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of condominium
Noun
  • Base rooms are compact (around 235 square feet) with larger-sized suites above 300 square feet; however, the size wasn’t an issue for me—this resort is best experienced outside on the sprawling, scenic property.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • That requires thousands of season tickets and premium seats, suites, sponsorships and corporate hospitality.
    — Rich Bradley, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of suite
Noun
  • Smith saw it, stood strong in the pocket, released the ball — taking a hit in the process — and connected with wide receiver Adonai Mitchell in the flat for an 8-yard gain.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Wear it with strappy sandals as long as the weather allows, then swap them for ballet flats, kitten heels, or slingback mules once the temperatures start to drop.
    — Lucía Tejo, Glamour, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of flat
Noun
  • This is the era of people really waking up to what tenement life was like.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2026
  • No one wants to go back to the days of tenements and apartments with insufficient ventilation or light.
    — Michael Schill, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Definition of tenement
Noun
  • Rubens Barrichello bought a unit at Colette Residences, a luxury condo building that has yet to break ground.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The condo was built in 2019 and has a living area of 1,622 square feet.
    — Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apartment. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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