ENTRY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

entry

noun

ˈen-trē

Definition of entry

as in foyer

the entrance room of a building please wait in the entry while I get the person you want

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Relevance

as in access

the means or right of entering or participating in believed that a college education was one's entry to a life of luxury

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Recent Examples of entry In addition to closing Russian diplomatic facilities, Wadephul announced tighter entry restrictions for Russian nationals and additional measures targeting Russia's shadow fleet. — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Now, the actress is set to take on a pivotal role in Denis Villeneuve‘s third entry in the Dune franchise, as the sister to Timothée Chalamet‘s Paul Atreides. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026 The initial proposal called for green wrought-iron fencing around both sides of MacArthur Park, with gates at eight existing entry and exit points. — Hanna Kang, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Rather than centering on vacationers attempting to unplug from reality, the narrative reportedly turns on two rival film crews arriving with competing festival entries. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entry

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Noun

The black walnut double staircase in the center hall foyer has carved lions.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Inside, the three-story mansion has a state dining room lined with an antique Persian carpet, a foyer crowned by an 18th-century French chandelier, and a formal living room with an Irish grandfather clock dating to 1770.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of foyer

Noun

Before last season, Aitken penned an open letter to the Angels, pleading for a better partnership, a name change, and more access to inspect the stadium.

— Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
That could give small nuclear systems access to decades of engineering investment from industries that manufacture at vastly greater scale.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of access

Noun

Overlapping conversations in Russian, Spanish, Romanian, Mandarin and Pashto — plus several others — bleed into the hallways in a cacophony reminiscent of an airport or embassy.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
There are also three runner lengths to use in a kitchen, bathroom or hallway.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of hallway

Noun

One of the rentable rooms is the bank vault, which still has its six-ton door and reinforced concrete walls.

— Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026
But for the rest of the year, Rice simply lived there, working in an office off an 800-square-foot primary suite and taking dips in the pool or the ocean outside his door.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of door

Noun

The education and research wing has its own entrance across the main plaza, with a yellow Naboo Royal N-1 Starfighter hanging from its lofty lobby ceiling.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
And the other is that paper receipts are a ~$5B business, complete with their own lobby groups and health controversies.

— HubSpot, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of lobby

Noun

While wielding a hammer, DeFoor reportedly breached the property line at the driveway and proceeded to target an unmarked federal law enforcement vehicle blocking the driveway entrance.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The bathroom is at the far end of the home from the entrance and includes a flushing toilet, a shower, and a sink.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of entrance

Noun

The question put to the Nordic nation of nearly 400,000 was whether Iceland should resume accession negotiations with the European Union.

— Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Iceland’s foreign minister told local media that the negotiations to reach an accession deal could take 18 months.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of accession

Noun

In effect, the Federal Reserve’s own survey data is a quiet admission that private equity’s exit backlog and private credit’s maturity concentration have moved from an industry talking point to a supervisory concern.

— Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Keeping with its normal fall-season practice, Bishop’s is not charging admission costs for the Watermelon Festival.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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