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

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Lemssouguer grew up with three siblings in a modest apartment in Casablanca.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Within six months, he’d moved into my apartment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

We live in a three-bedroom apartment in Chicago, and we love it.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

On Feb. 27, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced he would sell an apartment he owns in Seoul and invest the proceeds in his country’s sizzling stock market.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

I peek out the window to make sure the saggy-faced apartment manager isn’t around.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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