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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

“I bet that’s what you’re going to find down the road: These places will become vacant, and suddenly there’s groundbreaking for a new apartment building going up.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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

I burst through the door to our apartment building and raced up the stairs and pounded on the big metal door to our rooftop hideaway.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz