RENTERS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

renters

noun

plural of renter

as in tenants

one who rents a room or apartment in another's house one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken

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the owner of land or housing that is rented to another left our apartment keys at the renter's office just before leaving in the moving truck

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Recent Examples of renters Council members criticized landlords who are neglecting storm damage at their renters’ homes. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 This major 38% price cut gives homeowners, renters, and delivery-heavy households an opportunity to set up complete head-to-toe doorstep monitoring and instant two-way communication without the strain of standard retail prices. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 What did these lenders and renters want or need that only Louvelle could provide? — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 In a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of California renters, lawyers alleged that Conservice’s policy was to deny tenants the right to view specific bills or formulas used to calculate their individual charges. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The housing crisis For Charlotte renters, housing costs have risen considerably. — Brandon Marc Finn, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026 While the number of millennial renters also grew during this period — up around 600,000 households nationally — its growth was more modest at 5%. — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Low-income renters can get a window unit, while landlords can apply for government funding to install air conditioning in their properties that didn’t have it. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026

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The property has to be empty of tenants to finalize the deal, and residents may face forcible eviction.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
But people in the apartment industry say that, unlike charging utilities as part of the monthly rent, RUBS gives tenants some sense of the cost of taking long showers or leaving the lights on.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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Rodriguez hopes voters connect instead with his vision for the office — one of an attorney general who takes on unjust landlords and multimillion-dollar corporations, especially those in the insurance and utility industries.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Two of the largest organizations that represent landlords, the National Apartment Assn.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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