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room

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of room

1 an extent or area available for or used up by some activity or thing
  • I need more room to do a cartwheel.
  • They made room for him on the bench.
Synonyms of room

elbow room, place, space, way
Words Related to room

capacity, compass, range, scope

berth, clearance, freedom, latitude, leeway, play
2 an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall
  • Tim finally had a room to himself when his older brother went off to college.
Synonyms of room

apartment, cell, chamber, closet
Words Related to room

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

alcove, niche, nook, recess

snuggery [chiefly British]
3 a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place
  • There's still room for improvement.
Synonyms of room

break, chance, occasion, opening, opportunity, shot
Words Related to room

play, way

juncture, pass

room

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of room

to provide with living quarters or shelter
  • We can room up to four visitors in our two guest bedrooms.
Synonyms of room

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

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

barrack

bed (down)
Near Antonyms of room

eject, evict

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