ingress

in·gress

noun \ˈin-ˌgres\

Definition of INGRESS

1

: the act of entering : entrance <the seal prevents ingress of moisture>

2

: the power or liberty of entrance or access <an area with restricted ingress>

— in·gres·sion \in-ˈgre-shən\ noun

Examples of INGRESS

1. Ingress to and egress from the freeway were made difficult by the construction.
2. <with limited ingress and egress to the freeway, the stadium is the frequent scene of bottlenecks>

Origin of INGRESS

Middle English, from Latin ingressus, from ingredi

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to INGRESS

Synonyms

access, accession, admission, admittance, door, doorway, entrée (or entree), entry, gateway, entrance, key, passport, ticket

Related Words

approval, authorization, certification, permission, qualification; open door, welcome mat

Near Antonyms

discharge, dismissal, ejection, expulsion, ouster, rejection, removal

Rhymes with INGRESS

abscess, access, address, aggress, assess, bench-press, caress, clothespress, coatdress, cold-press, compress, confess, cross-dress, CS, depress, de-stress, digress, distress, drill press, egress, excess, express, finesse, fluoresce, French press, full-dress, handpress, headdress, housedress, idlesse, impress, Meknes, much less, nightdress, noblesse, no less, obsess, oppress, outguess, possess, precess, prestress, princess, process, profess, progress, recess, redress, regress, re-press, repress, shirtdress, side-dress, SS, success, sundress, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, undress, unless, web press, winepress, word stress