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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
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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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“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

As the Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” plays, the then-incoming first lady jets from her Florida mansion to her New York City penthouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

She was his logistics coordinator: booking flights to New York and letting Tower doormen know who was allowed up to the penthouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Djokovic, 38, snapped up an expansive penthouse for $1.09 million in 2016, reportedly with plans to spend his retirement in the Belgrade dwelling.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

Caputo was still pacing and coughing, giving us the evil eye and warning us that if we crossed into the no-go zone of the penthouse suite, he would have us removed from the apartment.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.