anteroom

Definitions

A small room leading into a larger or more important room, often used as a waiting area.

An antechamber or waiting room.

Examples

The guests waited in the elegant anteroom while the host prepared the dining area.

She paced nervously in the small anteroom before being called into the doctor's office.

The diplomat was ushered into an anteroom to await his private audience with the king.

Synonyms

foyer vestibule lobby waiting room entryway hall antechamber

Antonyms

exit interior sanctum core back room private office inner chamber