ENTRY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

entry

noun

ˈen-trē

Definition of entry

as in foyer

the entrance room of a building please wait in the entry while I get the person you want

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as in access

the means or right of entering or participating in believed that a college education was one's entry to a life of luxury

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Recent Examples of entry Overstayers could face penalties under national law, including warnings, fines, detention, and future entry restrictions. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 In time, Jemisin dominated the Hugo Award category for three years with each subsequent entry in the trilogy. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 12 Aug. 2026 Upon making entry to the home, a third adult subject was located deceased inside. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 That was Zuckerberg's initial entry into the foundation AI market, but the release of Llama 4 in April 2025 left developers unimpressed. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entry

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Noun

In 2022, Joshua Cain and his partner, André Reyes, stepped into the foyer of the home on Monrovia’s South Ivy Avenue and gaped in wonder.

— Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Renovated in 2005 at a cost of $8 million, the intimate 17-room hotel displays the trappings of Europe’s grandest hotels, starting with an impressive foyer with a Murano glass chandelier shaped like Constantin Brancusi’s infinity column.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of foyer

Noun

The department urged residents to secure access points to crawlspaces and to remove anything that would attract the coyote from the outside of their homes.

— Alys Martinez, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Authorities have limited or restricted access to another 123 sites because of environmental conditions or obstacles that could hinder an evacuation in the event of a wildfire.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of access

Noun

Equally, the olfactory blast of the vast Cire Trudon in the hallway.

— Delilah Khomo, Vanity Fair, 8 Aug. 2026
Bookstores needed a similar rehaul and every bit of Nike branding – on office, arena and stadium walls and hallways – had to be swapped in a no-swoosh left behind conversion to three stripes.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of hallway

Noun

The bedroom is on floor one, the first door on the right (that door, by the way, has three peepholes carved seemingly at random), and is bedecked in reddish wood.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
With the door now open for the home team, Florida’s Austin Richardson on Feel the Magic made up the ground the Freedom were hoping for.

— Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of door

Noun

Benjamin Netanyahu’s position is an enormous headache, and how is Don the Con going to explain the default on his promises to Miriam Adelson and his other Israeli and Israel lobby funders?

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Ultimately, though, the highlight is grabbing a glass of local wine at the lobby bar, carrying it to any one of the viewpoints on the massive lawn, and watching sunset over the silent sound, feeling like everything the light touches is yours.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of lobby

Noun

There’s a rich sense of history here, too, from the naming of all four stands after club legends and former owner Sir Jack Hayward to the statue of England great Billy Wright that sits outside the main entrance on Waterloo Road.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Elsewhere is an exercise room, an art studio, and an office suite with its own entrance, as well as a primary suite boasting a walk-in closet and a luxe bath flowing out to a serene meditation garden with a hot tub.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of entrance

Noun

Alderton has played a significant role in several major royal events, including Charles’s accession to the throne in 2022 and Harry and Meghan’s royal exit in 2020.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
Alderton has played a massive role in supporting King Charles, 77, notably in preparing for the sovereign's 2022 accession to the throne, 2023 coronation ceremony and the first years of his reign.

— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

Definition of accession

Noun

In another Yolo County embezzlement case, former UC Davis Fire Chief Nathan Jon Trauernicht also sought admission to the mental health diversion program.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
That includes creating such a trust for asset protection purposes, since that is basically an admission of a purpose to defeat creditors.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of admission

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