Synonyms & related words for rent

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of rent — including lease, rental, hire, quitrent, sublet, sublease. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to rent

Explore words related to rent — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include unrented, rentable, renters, tenantable, subtenancy, leasehold, leaser, tenancy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for rent

Common synonyms for rent include lease, rental, hire, quitrent, sublet, sublease, underlet, charter — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does rent come from?

The word rent breaks down into one root of Vulgar Latin origin: the root rent, from Vulgar Latin rendita (“payment, income yielded”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.