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
  • Both the Schengen and non-Schengen zones host KLM lounges, but the non-Schengen Crown Lounge 52 is the standout.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The former StorageTek campus property will feature over 330,000 square feet of office building space, along with a 20,000-square-foot amenity center offering a gym, yoga areas, lounge and conference center, according to the Redtail Ridge project website.
    Jessica Alvarado Gamez, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The elevator landing opens into an entry vestibule with an inlaid stone floor.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The first responders then fanned out through the sprawling four-bedroom home, meticulously checking bedrooms, hallways, bathrooms and closets for other people or signs of foul play, Moya said.
    Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The final shot in this 'recovered footage' invites you to peer down a long hallway as the cat makes worried noises, seemingly sensing the presence of a Xenomorph.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But the result of this means that this final batch of episodes feels pretty much like one long waiting room until the final bonfires.
    Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
  • This was a change from the crowded waiting room she was used to in the days before Dr. Fenton began to charge an annual fee.
    Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025

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“Antechamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antechamber. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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