Antechamber

//ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bɚ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.

    "Who knows. Perhaps the Ark is still waiting in some antechamber for us to discover. Perhaps there's some vital bit of evidence which eludes us. Perhaps…"

  2. 2
    a large entrance or reception room or area wordnet
  3. 3
    The space immediately below the guard cells of a stoma.

Synonyms

All synonyms
anteroomanteroomentrance hallforeroomfoyerfront room

Example

More examples

"Archaeologists excavating a massive burial mound in northern Greece have found two marble sculptures of female figures and a large, colored marble panel in what appears to be the antechamber of the main room."

Etymology

From Middle French antichambre, with remodelling after ante- and chamber. By surface analysis, ante- + chamber.

More for "antechamber"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.