Synonyms & related words for tenement

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of tenement — including messuage, condominium, penthouse, hovel, duplex, demesne. 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 tenement

Explore words related to tenement — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include apartments, maisonette, brownstone, townhouse, tenants, banlieue, dwelling, tenantable. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for tenement

Common synonyms for tenement include messuage, condominium, penthouse, hovel, duplex, demesne, rental, rooms — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does tenement come from?

The word tenement breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root ten-, from Latin teneo (“hold”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.