Synonyms of entrance

entrance 1 of 2

noun

ˈen-trən(t)s 

1

as in access

the means or right of entering or participating in

entrance to the club is by invitation only

Synonyms & Similar Words

• access
• door
• entry
• accession
• admission
• gateway
• doorway
• key
• admittance
• passport
• ticket
• entrée
• ingress
• approval
• permission
• certification
• qualification
• authorization
• open door
• welcome mat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removal
• discharge
• dismissal
• expulsion
• rejection
• ejection
• ouster

2

as in doorway

the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure

when you come, use the entrance on the right side of the building

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doorway
• door
• gate
• gateway
• way
• hatch
• hatchway

entrance

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verb

in-ˈtran(t)s 

as in to transport

to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)

a production of The Nutcracker ballet that will entrance audiences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transport
• carry away
• delight
• please
• rapture
• satisfy
• rap
• enrapture
• enchant
• knock dead
• ravish
• charm
• knock one's socks off
• fascinate
• enthrall
• gratify
• captivate
• gladden
• excite
• stir
• elate
• bewitch
• exhilarate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entrance

Noun

The six other children were in the basement, which is where the daycare’s entrance is, the chief said. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026

The park is fenced, the entrance has a guard in the gatehouse and the beach closes at sunset. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

While some hotels offer a rich backstory and entrancing interiors, others are brand new to the hospitality scene. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Gollehon witnessed the process, was entranced, and as a teen enrolled in saddlery classes in Spokane, before apprenticing under Bleeker himself. — Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026