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apartment building

NOUN

building with many living units

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apartment block apartment complex apartment house apartments flats multi-dwelling unit tenement

STRONG

co-op condo condominium

WEAK

flat house high-rise apartment residential complex tower block

Example Sentences

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“Being responsible for a house—especially for me, who grew up in an apartment building that had a maintenance person—you don’t realize how overwhelming it really is,” she shared.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

A woman stood in tears, staring at an apartment building that was half gone.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Parking in her apartment building, for instance, costs $150 a month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

You might enter an old apartment building that’s been rezoned for offices with no waiting room to speak of.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

I ask, though I can tell what’s wrong: the gaggle of rich kids from Mr. Reilly’s hovering apartment building are heading our way.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson