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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Castellano and his co-founder, Nebiyu Demie, who met working campus jobs as freshman computer science students, moved out of the dorms and straight into an apartment complex owned by their investors, Cambridge-based Link Ventures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

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

A guest booked an apartment in New York for two and a half months but left early because she felt unsafe in the neighborhood.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

In Phoenix, Dad and Steph lock up the apartment when they’re only running downstairs to grab the mail.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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