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penthouse

[pent-hous] / ˈpɛntˌhaʊs /
NOUN
aerie
Synonyms
STRONG
brood
NOUN
annex
Synonyms
STRONGEST
addendum appendix
STRONG
addition adjunct affix arm attachment ell subsidiary supplement wing
Antonyms
STRONG
base lessening subtraction
NOUN
apartment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
co-op condo condominium cooperative flat suite
STRONG
crash pad digs duplex apartment efficiency apartment living quarters lodging loft pad rental residence studio apartment walk-up
WEAK
accessory apartment bedsit cold-water flat garden apartment granny flat maisonette pied-à-terre railroad apartment railroad flat serviced apartment walk-in apartment
NOUN
extension
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delay development expansion increase postponement
STRONG
addendum addition adjunct amplification annex appendage appendix arm augmentation branch broadening compass dilatation distension elongation extent lengthening orbit production prolongation protraction purview radius reach scope span spread stretch stretching supplement sweep widening wing
WEAK
continuing drawing out spreading out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease
STRONG
base body lessening shortening subtraction
WEAK
abbreviation abridgment compression contraction curtailment reduction

Example Sentences

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We don’t know specifically which unit they picked, but they had an option of a variety of spaces, including a loft or penthouse.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

“When I was little, I always wanted a penthouse apartment in New York with a view like this.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

“Some are free to choose between penthouse suites, while others are free to choose in which gutter to lay their heads.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Just before dawn on Nov. 13, 2024, FBI agents smashed through the door of Shayne Coplan’s penthouse apartment in Manhattan, barged into his bedroom and grabbed his phone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Her girls don't understand why she moved back to a Flushing apartment instead of staying in her oldest daughter's Manhattan penthouse.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins