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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Now locals are again debating whether the street, which cuts across a swath of apartment complexes, car shops and mom-and-pop businesses, should be renamed once more.

From The Wall Street Journal

When I first moved into my apartment, I had two basic directions: “toward Lake Michigan” and “away from Lake Michigan.”

From Salon

If they are moving out of the apartment they shared with their ex, contact movers and ask for estimates.

From MarketWatch

If you admired a cushion or a book in her apartment, she was apt to insist you accept it as a gift.

From The Wall Street Journal

The proposals include an aquarium, 15 commercial units across the ground and lower-ground floors, cafés, bars, shops, workspaces, spaces for leisure and events, and around 140 residential apartments on the upper floors.

From BBC

apartment

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