apartment

[uh-pahrt-muhnt] / əˈpɑrt mənt /

NOUN

a room or rooms in a building used as a residence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

co-op condo condominium cooperative flat suite

STRONG

crash pad digs duplex apartment efficiency apartment living quarters lodging loft pad penthouse 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

Example Sentences

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He rented an apartment in the district in January and scouted the area in advance.

From Barron's

Chen is renting an apartment in Virginia but his wife and children still live in Illinois.

From The Wall Street Journal

Officers were called to the apartment at Tollgate House, Tollgate Gardens, Maida Vale at about 21:40 GMT on Friday.

From BBC

This summer, we rescued a panini press from our apartment building’s free table — one of those liminal spaces where abandoned houseplants and half-burned candles go to live out their second lives.

From Salon

This time, he wouldn’t let her stay in his apartment so she rented one down the street to be near.

From The Wall Street Journal

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