antechamber

as in anteroom
formal a room placed before and leading into a chief apartment and serving as a waiting area

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Recent Examples of antechamber Deliveries are made in a tented antechamber in the parking lot, so no outsiders enter the kitchen. Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2020 In the antechamber to the main gallery, a pair of curiosity cabinets — a convention popular in the salons of wealthy Victorians to display the sparkly plunder brought home from the colonies — stand side by side, one by Gardner, and the other by Saar. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023 Orwell’s antechamber will have gone. Tom Moon, Forbes, 7 May 2021 Two guides appear, likewise cleansed of earthly cares, and lead me into a broad antechamber that could be part of a very, very clean senatorial Roman bath. Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for antechamber
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antechamber
Noun
  • Photo : Concierge Auctions To the right of the foyer are wide steps leading down into an anteroom and the elegant fireside living room beyond.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
  • His own dwelling is modest, and—characteristic of old Russian manners—entered through an anteroom in which maids see to their needlework.
    Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • Photo : Pierre Galant The kitchen is adjacent to a cozy lounge area warmed by a copper-hooded fireplace.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Although the campus dates back to 1999, the company completed a major renovation in 2022 with a 645,000 square foot building that houses 2,000 employees complete with recreational and dining facilities and an employee lounge area that reminds me of a luxury hotel lobby.
    Larry Magid, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Stadium Upgrades While the first Gladiator never required a full entry to the emperor’s box, for the second movie the team built an elaborate grand staircase leading to a vestibule, along with an exterior.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Inside, a small vestibule is followed by a larger foyer with a staircase to the second floor.
    Angela Serratore, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Connected to the main dining area is a long hallway leading to the bar.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The first incident happened in November, according to the lawsuit, when the boy wore the T-shirt beneath a flannel shirt in a hallway before class had started.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Susan Anderson, age 52, sits in the corner of a sunlit waiting room at a dermatology clinic in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.
    Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Across the street on a balmy February evening, DoorDash driver Jefferson entered a spare, windowless waiting room to pick up an order.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025

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“Antechamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antechamber. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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