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

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Because of the high litigation risk, the insurance premiums that developers pay for condo projects are often three to five times higher than those for an identical apartment building.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

You took a substantial risk early in your life by investing in an apartment building and living modestly in one of those apartments.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

The Froma Gurvitz house, built in 1937, as well as a cafe and an apartment building were among the modernist buildings directly hit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

A Latino family stepped tentatively out onto the balcony of another apartment building.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz