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chamber

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of chamber

1 an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall

  • the inner chamber is the presidentʼs private office
Synonyms of chamber

apartment, cell, closet, room
Words Related to chamber

accommodation, bay, berth, booth, cabin, compartment, cubicle

alcove, niche, nook, recess

snuggery [chiefly British]

2 one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided

  • if the camera doesnʼt work, check to see that the battery has been properly installed in its chamber
Synonyms of chamber

bay, cabin, cell, compartment, cube, cubicle
Words Related to chamber

cubbyhole, pigeonhole, snuggery [chiefly British]

alcove, niche, nook, recess

cabinet, drawer, locker

cavity, hole, hollow

booth, box, crib, loge, stall

bunker, crypt, vault

3 a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

  • joined the local chamber of commerce
Synonyms of chamber

association, board, brotherhood, club, college, congress, consortium, council, fellowship, fraternity, guild (also gild), institute, institution, league, order, organization, society, sodality
Words Related to chamber

collective, commune, community, cooperative

alliance, bloc, camp, coalition, partnership

body, cadre, group

circle, clan, clique, coterie, junta, junto, klatch (also klatsch), lot, set

crew, outfit, party, squad, team

branch, chapter, local

faithful, fold, membership

sisterhood, sorority

cabal, camarilla, camorra, confederacy, conspiracy

band, gang, ring

cartel, combine, syndicate

chamber

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of chamber

to provide with living quarters or shelter

  • chambered the lost hikers in the barn until the next morning
Synonyms of chamber

accommodate, bestow, billet, bivouac, board, bunk, camp, domicile, encamp, harbor, house, lodge, put up, quarter, roof, room, shelter, take in
Words Related to chamber

ensconce, home, roost, secure, shed, stable, tent

barrack

bed (down)
Near Antonyms of chamber

eject, evict

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