Antonyms for entrance
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : en-truhns |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛn trəns |
Definition of entrance
Origin :- 1520s, "act of entering," from Middle French entrance, from entrer (see enter). Sense of "door, gate" first recorded in English 1530s.
- noun a way into a place
- noun coming into a place; introduction
- verb captivate, hypnotize
- We are like men in a subterranean cave, so chained that they can look only forward to the entrance.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Over the gate was written in large letters, 'The Entrance of Mortals.'
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Is it likely that this same Alworthy could obtain me entrance there?
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- On his entrance the whole audience rose and cheered for several minutes.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Through his aunt he could gain her entrance where he pleased.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- But the conditions are the only natural possibilities of entrance.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- She went and came only through the cellar, and knew no other entrance.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- The entrance of the butler brought the Inspector's thoughts back to the matter in hand.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- She still saw the dress of the penitent who was at the confessional near the entrance.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- There is an entrance to the divine mind through bearing the cross.
- Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
Synonyms for entrance
- access
- accession
- adit
- admission
- admittance
- anesthetize
- appearance
- approach
- archway
- arrival
- attract
- avenue
- baptism
- beginning
- bewitch
- charm
- commencement
- corridor
- debut
- delight
- door
- doorway
- enchant
- enlistment
- enrapture
- enrollment
- enthrall
- entrée
- entry
- entryway
- fascinate
- gate
- gateway
- gladden
- hall
- hallway
- immigration
- import
- importation
- inception
- incoming
- ingoing
- ingress
- ingression
- initiation
- inlet
- invasion
- lobby
- mesmerize
- opening
- outset
- passage
- passageway
- path
- penetration
- please
- porch
- port
- portal
- portico
- progress
- put in a trance
- ravish
- rejoice
- spellbind
- staircase
- start
- threshold
- transport
- trespass
- vestibule
- way
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