antechamber

noun

Definition of antechambernext
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 The locker rooms and antechambers behind the scenes are drab and plain. — Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025 For 10 long years, the sovereign toiled in a 2-by-10-foot castle antechamber to create the perfect beer. — Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2026 The cardinals present will then pledge to the new pope, and he will be dressed in the Room of Tears, a small antechamber within the Sistine Chapel. — Paolo Armelli, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025 The cellar tour starts in an antechamber that guides through the various steps of making Champagne (from harvest to bottling) and also explores how the house’s approach to winemaking has evolved over the past century. — Oset Babür-Winter, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for antechamber
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antechamber
  1. anteroom
  2. lounge
  3. vestibule
  4. hallway
  5. waiting room
Noun
  • Petzel’s also got Tschabalala Self in the viewing room, and tasty new Seth Price works in the anteroom space.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
  • Shots were fired in an anteroom that had not an hour before seen thousands of guests, including senior government officials, streaming through.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of anteroom
Noun
  • These include the people welcoming attendees into stadiums, VIP lounge chefs, waiters and the flagbearers during the opening ceremony.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The sumptuous design extends throughout the property, from the dining room, adorned with Murano glass chandeliers and wall sconces, to the moody bar and lounge with its fine wood paneling and custom ironwork.
    — Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
Definition of lounge
Noun
  • The old station vestibule has become the lobby, while guest rooms occupy the extremely long upper floors.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Playing-card wallpaper lines the vestibule outside the library, a motif echoed in the artwork within.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 June 2026
Definition of vestibule
Noun
  • Though his tail was wagging, the dog immediately bounded down the hallway toward an officer, who fired his service pistol four times, killing the dog.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Finally, at the far end of the hallway, on the opposite side of the home to the living room, is the bedroom.
    — Adam Williams July 04, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
Definition of hallway
Noun
  • The station’s restored Great Hall serves simultaneously as waiting room, meeting place and grand public lobby, filled with soaring windows, leather seating, restaurants and bars.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • In that letter, a section of which was read aloud in court, the writer recounted going to the office and opening fire, seeing three people in the waiting room on his right and four on the left.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026
Definition of waiting room

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“Antechamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antechamber. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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