Synonyms for antechamber


Grammar : Noun
Spell : an-tee-cheym-ber
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæn tiˌtʃeɪm bər

Top 10 synonyms for antechamber Other synonyms for the word antechamber

Définition of antechamber

Origin :
  • 1650s, from French antichambre (16c.), on analogy of Italian anticamera (see ante and chamber).
  • As in lobby : noun entrance hall
  • As in vestibule : noun small room for arrivals
  • As in waiting room : noun room for attendants
  • As in cell : noun small room, container
  • As in chamber : noun small compartment, room
  • As in foyer : noun receiving area
Example sentences :
  • He dashed out into the antechamber, and I heard him bellowing orders.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • She was removed to the Conciergerie, the antechamber of the guillotine.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini
  • No sooner had I appeared in the antechamber than I was ushered into the presence of the secretary.
  • Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
  • In your antechamber a capricious tyrant waits us all at birth.
  • Extract from : « Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida » by Ouida
  • The antechamber is full of them; and there they are—on promotion, you understand.
  • Extract from : « Little Novels of Italy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • Two women, veiled, and two eunuchs of the guard, received them in an antechamber.
  • Extract from : « Alroy » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • In the antechamber, peaceful also, two enormous lamps were burning.
  • Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet
  • Her captain is in my antechamber; his postchaise at my door.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II » by Fleury de Chaboulon.
  • "She has just entered the antechamber," said Ronald, comprehending his look.
  • Extract from : « Fairy Fingers » by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
  • Some should be placed in the antechamber; you have not thought of that before?
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Cat » by mile Gigault de La Bdollire

Antonyms for antechamber

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