ROOMS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

rooms 1 of 2

noun

plural of room

as in chambers

an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall finally had a room to himself when his older brother went off to college

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2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of room

as in houses

to provide with living quarters or shelter we can room up to four visitors in our two guest bedrooms

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Noun

The rooms Each of the 196 rooms offers stunning views of the park or city from their floor-to-ceiling windows. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

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Davis rooms with his childhood friends Kel (Nicholas Duvernay), who quits medical school in the premiere to pursue his dream of acting, and Josh (Jack Martin), a journalist whose idealism and sense of ethics do not extend to using his media CEO dad to land a gig as a PA on a news show. — Alison Herman, Variety, 2 June 2026 The side rooms off the main gallery contain playful areas that everyone from kids to grown adults will enjoy. — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 9 Apr. 2026 During the news conference, Fullen called game rooms a menace to society that contributed to drug crimes, prostitution and violent assaults and robberies in the city. — John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026 Oceanview rooms with a terrace are worth the upgrade, with the floor-to-ceiling windows drawing in every shade of Caribbean blue. — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025

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Protesters went on to torch police stations across the country, overrun national security headquarters in multiple governorates, storm torture chambers, and unearth archives of horror and abuse.

— Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Bolsonaro's Liberal Party also turned in strong results in races for both chambers of Brazil's Congress, particularly in the Senate, where they are expected to hold 29 seats, compared to just nine for Lula's Workers Party.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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One&Only followed this with its villas winding up from the jetty to the central building at the peak, which houses the reception, boutique, and five distinctive dining options.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Whatever the case, the spaciousness continues next to the rear lounge/office area, where the dry bathroom houses a shower with discrete tub floor and sliding door, a toilet and a vanity sink.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of houses

Noun

Supporters say the measure will speed up environmental review for certain projects, from affordable apartments to hospitals, cutting costly delays and passing those savings on to consumers.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The good news is that some of the best storage solutions for small apartments don’t touch a wall.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of apartments

Noun

Most breast cancer cases in older women are estrogen-receptor positive (ER+), meaning that tumor cells have receptors that bind to estrogen and trigger cancer growth.

— Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Looking through small microscopes implanted in the mice’s heads, Patel’s team zoomed in on a particular subset of brain cells, called somatostatin neurons, as the animals reacted to the fox urine scent.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of cells

Noun

Alaska is far from the first carrier to remodel its cabins, but that might work to its benefit when the fresh product hits the market.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
The walking path leads past the animals to the property’s three cabins, giving larger groups the option to stay close while still having their own space.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026

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