ENTRANCE


Meaning of ENTRANCE in English

I. noun

1.

the act or fact of going in or coming in

awaited the entrance of the army into the city

Synonyms: entry, ingress, ingression

Related Word: arrival, coming, incoming, ingoing; penetration

Contrasted words: departure, egress, emergence, emerging, emigration, exit

Antonyms: egression, exiting

2.

Synonyms: door 1, doorway, entranceway, entry, entryway, portal

Related Word: access, aperture, opening, threshold

Antonyms: exit

3.

Synonyms: door 2, access, adit, admission, admittance, entrée, entry, ingress, way

Related Word: open door

II. verb

Synonyms: transport 2, enrapture, enravish, ravish, trance

Related Word: gladden, please, rejoice; attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate; enthrall, hypnotize, spellbind

Contrasted words: disappoint, disgust, repel, repulse; bore

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