Synonyms of foyer

foyer

noun

ˈfȯi(-ə)r 

1

as in lobby

a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior

theatergoers crowded the foyer during the play's intermission

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lobby
• hall
• hallway
• vestibule
• entry
• concourse
• corridor
• entryway
• passageway
• entranceway
• gallery
• chamber
• anteroom
• waiting room
• antechamber

2

as in hallway

the entrance room of a building

leave your muddy boots in the foyer and come into the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hallway
• lobby
• vestibule
• hall
• doorway
• entry
• entryway
• door
• lounge
• entranceway
• entrance
• anteroom
• antechamber
• waiting room
• portal
• threshold

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foyer

Place it in a foyer, entryway, hide it away in a closet, or leave it in the mudroom. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026

Upon entering, guests are treated to an entry foyer with a glistening floor of Brazilian cherry offset by a thin maple inlay. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026

In her foyer, Meagher displayed a painting of a nude figure given to her by a neighbor, the expressionist Alexander Dobkin. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026

Some of them act as half walls, delineating the foyer, or partially separating the family room from the main salon. — Paola Singer, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2026