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ROOM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ROOM?

Need another word that means the same as “room”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “room” in this overview.

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Room as a Noun
Definitions of "Room" as a noun
Synonyms of "Room" as a noun (13 Words)
Usage Examples of "Room" as a noun
Room as a Verb
Definitions of "Room" as a verb
Synonyms of "Room" as a verb (3 Words)
Usage Examples of "Room" as a verb
Associations of "Room" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Room” are: elbow room, way, space, free space, scope, capacity, margin, leeway, latitude, freedom, chamber, lodgings, quarters, board, lodge, have rooms

Room as a Noun

Definitions of "Room" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “room” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A set of rooms, typically rented, in which a person, couple, or family live.
Opportunity or scope for something to happen or be done.
Space that can be occupied or where something can be done.
A part or division of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling.
Opportunity for.
The people who are present in a room.
The people present in a room.
Space for movement.
An area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling.

Synonyms of "Room" as a noun (13 Words)

capacity	(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive. Cases where a patient s testamentary capacity* is in doubt.*
chamber	A private room, especially a bedroom. The upper chamber* is the senate.*
elbow room	A length of pipe with a sharp bend in it.
free space	People who are free.
freedom	The condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints. He accepted the freedom* of the City of Glasgow.*
latitude	The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth’s equator, or of the equator of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. Temperate latitudes.
leeway	A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits. The government had greater leeway* to introduce reforms.*
lodgings	The state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily.
margin	A line ruled on paper to mark off a margin. Launching these new products helped increase margins and market share.
quarters	A quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds. He found quarters* for his family.*
scope	A telescope microscope or other device having a name ending in scope. Infrared night scopes.
space	The unlimited expanse in which everything is located. It is the media person s job to buy the press space* or the TV or radio spots.*
way	A general category of things used in the expression in the way of. I hated their way* of cooking potatoes.*

Usage Examples of "Room" as a noun

He wandered from room to room.
Room for improvement.
There's room for improvement in the way the programme is managed.
My rooms at Mrs Jenks's house.
He was trapped without room to move.
She made room for Josh on the sofa.
The whole room burst into an uproar of approval.
Hardly enough elbow room to turn around.
Room to pass.
There's only room for a single bed in there.
The rooms were very small but they had a nice view.
The whole room was cheering.
A policy which left the government with very little room to manoeuvre.

Room as a Verb

Definitions of "Room" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “room” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Share a room, house, or flat, especially a rented one at a college or similar institution.
Provide with a shared room or lodging.
Live and take one's meals at or in.

Synonyms of "Room" as a verb (3 Words)

board	Get on board of trains buses ships aircraft etc. The cousins boarded for a while with Ruby.
have rooms	Receive willingly something given or offered.
lodge	Be a lodger stay temporarily. The variety is high yielding but it has mostly lodged.

Usage Examples of "Room" as a verb

She rooms in an old boarding house.
I was rooming with my cousin.
They roomed us together.

Associations of "Room" (30 Words)

accommodation	Making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances. Overnight accommodations are available.
antechamber	A large entrance or reception room or area. The antechamber* to an interview room.*
anteroom	A large entrance or reception room or area.
apartment	A block of apartments. A district of six storey apartments arranged along narrow streets.
attic	The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia. I discovered a dozen rolls of the original wallpaper in a tin trunk in the attic.
bathroom	A set of matching units to be fitted in a bathroom especially as sold together. I have to go to the bathroom.
bedroom	A room for sleeping in. A two bedroom* flat.*
bedside	The space beside a bed (used especially with reference to an invalid’s bed. A bedside* lamp.*
cabinet	A wooden box or piece of furniture housing a radio, television set, or speaker. A cabinet* meeting.*
caravan	Travel in a caravan. We were part of a caravan* of almost a thousand camels.*
chamber	Place in a chamber. The upper chamber.
closet	A tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes. His brother s decision to come out of the closet.
compartment	A grassy mound or other support depicted below a shield. Religion and politics should be kept in different compartments.
console	Comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment. You can console* yourself with the thought that you did your best.*
dome	A sports stadium with a domed roof. The dome* of the sky.*
doorstep	(of a journalist) wait uninvited outside the home of (someone) in order to obtain an interview or photograph. Doorstep sandwiches.
flophouse	A dosshouse. They are living in a flophouse* and discovering that the streets are not paved with gold.*
foyer	An entrance hall or other open area in a building used by the public, especially a hotel or theatre. The foyer* of the concert hall.*
furniture	The mountings of a rifle. The more sophisticated Mac furniture* number wheels colour pickers and so on.*
habitable	Fit for habitation. The house should be habitable* by Christmas.*
hostel	Inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips.
hotel	A restaurant or cafe. A five star hotel.
kitchen	A set of fitments and units that are sold together and fixed in place in a kitchen. Kitchen Swahili.
lobby	In the UK lobby correspondents collectively. The organization was formed to lobby* for student concerns.*
loft	Store in a loft. The best way to prevent this heat loss is by insulating the loft.
motel	A roadside hotel designed primarily for motorists, typically having the rooms arranged in low blocks with parking directly outside.
plank	Cover with planks. The central plank* of the bill is the curb on industrial polluters.*
reservation	A statement that limits or restricts some claim. Some generals voiced reservations about making air strikes.
sofa	An upholstered seat for more than one person. Sofa cushions.
suite	A group of minerals, rocks, or fossils occurring together and characteristic of a location or period. A suite* of reception rooms.*