Antonyms for anteroom
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : an-tee-room, -roo m |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæn tiˌrum, -ˌrʊm |
Definition of anteroom
Origin :- also ante-room, 1762, literally "a room in front;" after French antichambre, Italian anticamera, from Latin ante "before" (see ante) + camera (see chamber).
- As in vestibule : noun small room for arrivals
- As in waiting room : noun room for attendants
- As in alcove : noun nook, secluded spot
- As in foyer : noun receiving area
- As in hall : noun corridor
- Thus on his way in he had dismissed the creditors in the anteroom.
- Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
- Then he leapt back again, and his leap brought him to the threshold of the anteroom.
- Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
- Valerie was at table in her anteroom, and "Battista" was in attendance.
- Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
- He excused himself from Le Chapelier, and went briskly out to the anteroom.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- In an instant, from the anteroom to the street, all was commotion.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various
- The anteroom of the fort they found in a state of wild confusion.
- Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
- Was he going to die here in an anteroom at the hands of this common soldier?
- Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
- Farley rose and tottered out into the anteroom with him and Cochise.
- Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet
- He came to the anteroom and went in, seeing the two of them at once.
- Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- And coming into the bank, Mr. Bowdoin shoved him into an anteroom.
- Extract from : « Pirate Gold » by Frederic Jesup Stimson
Synonyms for anteroom
- antechamber
- anteroom
- bay
- bower
- compartment
- corner
- cubbyhole
- cubicle
- doorway
- entrance
- entrance hall
- entranceway
- entry
- entryway
- foyer
- gallery
- gateway
- hall
- hallway
- lobby
- narthex
- niche
- pass
- passage
- passageway
- porch
- portal
- portico
- reception
- reception room
- recess
- room
- rotunda
- salle d'attente
- study
- vestibule
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