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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“It has been far too long,” wrote Andrew, who went on to ask if he could use Epstein’s apartment in Paris for the weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal

He then settled in New York, where he shared an apartment with Dustin Hoffman.

From Barron's

Average monthly rent for a New York City apartment is roughly $3,500, 75% more than the rule’s minimum.

From The Wall Street Journal

Turning down his studio’s offer of a cast party at glitzy Studio 54, Duvall hosted a heartfelt hoedown in his New York City apartment.

From Los Angeles Times

He has been looking for full-time work since a recent stint in nonprofit organizing ended while living with family in a Boston suburb, with rents putting an apartment of his own out of reach.

From The Wall Street Journal

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