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tickets

noun , plural of ticket

Synonyms and Antonyms of tickets

1 a small sheet of plastic, paper, or paperboard showing that the bearer has a claim to something (as admittance)
  • only people with tickets will be allowed past the front gates
Synonyms of tickets

checks, coupons, passes, pasteboards
Words Related to tickets

certificates, notes, tokens, vouchers
2 a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it
  • the price on the ticket is $20 more than the advertised price
Synonyms of tickets

labels, markers, tags
Words Related to tickets

captions, legends

brands, emblems, hallmarks, logos, marks, symbols, trademarks

badges, decals, plaques, seals, stamps, stickers
3 the means or right of entering or participating in
  • people to whom a green card represents a ticket to a better life
Synonyms of tickets

accesses, accessions, admissions, admittances, doors, doorways, entrances, entrées (or entrees), entries, gateways, ingresses, keys, passports
Words Related to tickets

approvals, authorizations, certifications, permissions, qualifications

open doors, welcome mats
Near Antonyms of tickets

discharges, dismissals, ejections, expulsions, ousters, rejections, removals
4 something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal
  • that entry-level job could be her ticket to a career in big-time advertising
Synonyms of tickets

gateways, keys, open sesames, passports, secrets
Words Related to tickets

passwords

accomplishments, achievements, attainments, coups, successes, triumphs

approaches, manners, means, methods, styles, systems, techniques, ways

blueprints, designs, ground plans, plans, programs, schemes, strategies

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