classroom

[klas-room, -room, klahs-] / ˈklæsˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈklɑs- /

NOUN

room where learning takes place

Synonyms

STRONG

hall homeroom lecture room school room study hall

WEAK

auditorium lab library study theater workshop

Example Sentences

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Adult center classrooms mimic the look and feel of an early education classroom, complete with cubbies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Gareth has always maintained the school caretaker saved his life, pulling him to safety through a shattered classroom window as the disaster unfolded.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Patel, his friend and a few others began eating lunch in a teacher’s classroom after that.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

School districts have been implementing phone bans because of classroom distraction as well as students using them to film fights, spread gossip and bully one another.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

When I leave her classroom, three of the other students are there, clustered together.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy