speakeasy

noun

Definition of speakeasynext
as in cabaret

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Recent Examples of speakeasy For drinks, The Presidential Lounge is a hip, speakeasy-style lobby bar. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The facade is part of Williams & Graham, an airport outpost of the Denver speakeasy known for hiding its original bar behind a bookcase. — Bailey Berg, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2026 Elizabeth Short — played here and in seasons one and eight by Mena Suvari — to a speakeasy that might also be a portal to hell. — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2026 After Constance’s party, Winter, Kai, Tate and Adelaide take Elizabeth to a speakeasy called Club Hell. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for speakeasy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speakeasy
  1. cabaret
  2. nightclub
  3. roadhouse
  4. bistro
  5. alehouse
  6. saloon
  7. brewpub
  8. pub
Noun
  • Penélope Cruz arrives for a few scenes as a wartime cabaret singer — her performance for a group of cheering soldiers is a burst of bawdy energy.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Brand, then a rising stand-up comedian, was performing in a cabaret on the fringe of the conference in the English coastal town of Bournemouth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of cabaret
Noun
  • Making a brief trip to his native Gotham before production of his next movie begins, Matt makes the mistake of succumbing to the advances of a gorgeous young woman on the dance floor of a nightclub.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Cesar Contreras remembers many nights waiting in line to get into Club Europe, a nightclub that opened in the aftermath of Atlanta playing host to the Centennial Olympics Games.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of nightclub
Noun
  • Texas native blends roadhouse rock, bluesy R&B and country-friend funky-tonk.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Hackney on Harms is actually the original Hackney’s, a tavern and roadhouse that opened after the end of Prohibition in the 1930s.
    — Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of roadhouse
Noun
  • While the world’s grand dining rooms served Champagne and Bordeaux in elegant crystal stemware, corner bistros and local trattorias poured even their best wines into clunky glass goblets.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • According to city records first reported by the Santa Monica Daily Press, the Victorian will be converted into a members club including a pool, spa, fitness center and coffee bistro.
    — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of bistro
Noun
  • At the airport, a group of cadets loitered by a lactation pod, and people at the terminal alehouse seemed to be having a genuinely good time.
    — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Carrying news, satire and story into places where expensive books had seldom reached, they were sold for pennies, tacked to alehouse walls and sung aloud for the illiterate.
    — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of alehouse
Noun
  • The saloon is equipped with all manner of armor and other safety gadgetry but looks almost identical to the standard version of the brand’s luxury flagship.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
  • With only a few hundred locals and one saloon in town, there wasn’t much distraction.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of saloon
Noun
  • Another brewpub wouldn’t open until the 1990s, with Micky Finns in Libertyville, Dretske said.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Tamara Wallace’s legal woes came to a head on the same day her successor, Cody Bass, was ordered to spend 10 days in a Douglas County, Nevada, jail for a harassment conviction stemming from an altercation at a brewpub.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of brewpub
Noun
  • For beer, Rochester brewed a variety of cold ones, like English pub ales, Mexican-style lagers, IPAs and stouts.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Meghan, on the other hand, has kept a relatively low profile since the move, only stepping out with Harry once for a dinner date at a local pub on October 1.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of pub

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