Thesaurus results for ANTEROOM

anteroom

noun

Definition of anteroom

as in antechamber

a small room that is connected to a larger room and used as a place for people to wait before going into the larger room

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Recent Examples of anteroom Shots were fired in an anteroom that had not an hour before seen thousands of guests, including senior government officials, streaming through. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026 Another smartly dressed man appears, smiling, and guides us into a discreet anteroom. — Caroline Law, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026 Among the several measures is the creation of a 6,200-square-meter anteroom, or a large plaza on Placa Gaudi in front of the basilica. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025 His own dwelling is modest, and—characteristic of old Russian manners—entered through an anteroom in which maids see to their needlework. — Eugène-Melchior De Vogüé, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for anteroom

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Noun

Entry has been moved to the garden, where you’re greeted by a hostess who escorts you into an antechamber with a bar, and you’re invited to order a pre-dinner cocktail.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
For 10 long years, the sovereign toiled in a 2-by-10-foot castle antechamber to create the perfect beer.

— Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2026

Definition of antechamber

Noun

Inside the arch are rooms for program space, offices, a staff lounge, circular staircases, multiple elevators and a fire command center.

— Matthew Daly, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
The pastel-yellow lounge with its low ceiling and eclectic armchairs in the same soft hue playfully recalls the roaring twenties.

— Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of lounge

Noun

Kurtz said colleagues who have worked together for years can sometimes resolve something in a two-minute hallway conversation that might otherwise take 30 minutes.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
Because of the weather, the playhouses were painted in a hallway at the Boys & Girls Club, requiring care in moving between them while the paint was wet.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of hallway

Noun

There is no lease, no waiting room, no receptionist, and no billing department because there is nothing to bill.

— Mariska Breland, STAT, 4 Nov. 2026
At room temperature, this microscopic waiting room slashes charge loss by a 75% compared to conventional materials.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

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