Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Verb

Adjective

The word "duplex" can be used as noun, adjective, verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

simplex

Typical Location

major city projects town

Derived Terms

duplex nail duplexity echoplex full duplex half-duplex heteroduplex homoduplex interduplex intraduplex multiduplex nonduplex semiduplex superduplex

Has Part

two floors

Context

biochemistry geology juggling philately telecommunication telecommunications us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

apartment convert flat house

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

full duplex half-duplex semiduplex

Type Of (IsA)

apartment building building housing multi family housing two living areas with common walls

Manner Of

convert

Related Terms

2-plex bungalow contraplex diplex diplex double duplex escapement duplex lathe duplex pumping engine duplex querela duplex watch duplicity maisonette multiplex oligoduplex quadruplex quadruplex rowhouse semi-detached simplex single townhouse triple triplex triplex

Related Terms

2 plex bidirectional bungalow cancellation contraplex diplex double duplicity dwelling house maisonette modem multiplex numerical oligoduplex polynucleotide posting quadruplex rowhouse semi detached simplex single thrust fault townhouse triple triplex unit

Similar Terms

bidirectional bidirectional multiple multiple

Synonym Network

duplex apartment duplex house

Used For

families family homes house multiple families housing two families live in saving costs saving space two families

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.