Definitions

elbowroom

[el-boh-room, -room] / ˈɛl boʊˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

NOUN

extent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount breadth degree duration expansion intensity length matter measure quantity scope size term

STRONG

ambit amplitude area bounds bulk capaciousness compass dimensions expanse extension leeway limit mass neighborhood orbit order play proliferation proportions purview radius reach space spaciousness span sphere stretch sweep territory time tract tune vicinity volume wideness width

WEAK

admeasurement period of time

Antonyms

STRONG

extreme

NOUN

freedom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ability exemption flexibility immunity opportunity power privilege right

STRONG

abandon abandonment bent compass discretion facility indulgence latitude laxity leeway liberty margin play prerogative profligacy range rein rope scope sweep swing unrestraint

WEAK

carte blanche free rein full play full swing laissez faire own accord plenty of rope rampancy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

impotence inability incompetence responsibility weakness

STRONG

extreme restraint

WEAK

captivity confinement difficulty imprisonment incarceration limitation reserve restriction servitude slavery subjection subordination suppression

NOUN

independency

Synonyms

STRONG

abandon abandonment ability autonomy bent compass discretion exemption facility flexibility immunity independence indulgence latitude laxity leeway liberty margin opportunity play power prerogative privilege profligacy range rein right rope scope self-government sovereignty sweep swing unrestraint

WEAK

carte blanche free rein full play full swing laissez faire own accord plenty of rope rampancy

Antonyms

STRONG

dependence extreme impotence inability incompetence limitation responsibility restraint weakness

NOUN

margin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

edge limit surplus

STRONG

allowance bound boundary brim brink compass extra field frame hem latitude leeway lip perimeter periphery play rim scope selvage shore side skirt space trimming verge

WEAK

confine

Antonyms

STRONG

center inside interior middle

WEAK

core

NOUN

play

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action

STRONG

activity exercise give leeway margin motion movement operation room scope space sweep swing

Antonyms

STRONG

idleness immobility inaction inactivity

WEAK

extreme work

NOUN

purview

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bounds confines domain

STRONG

ambit amplitude area circle compass diapason dimension dimensions earshot expanse extension extent field gamut hearing ken latitude leeway length limits magnitude matter neighborhood orbit order panorama parameters play province radius reach realm run scope space span spectrum sphere spread stretch sweep swing territory tune vicinity width

WEAK

extensity run of

Antonyms

STRONG

extreme height insignificance limitation

NOUN

range

Synonyms

STRONGEST

area dimension field length matter scope space spectrum territory

STRONG

ambit amplitude bounds circle compass confines diapason dimensions domain earshot expanse extension gamut hearing ken latitude leeway limits magnitude neighborhood orbit order panorama parameters play province purview radius reach realm run span sphere spread stretch sweep swing tune vicinity width

WEAK

extensity run of

Antonyms

STRONG

extreme limitation

WEAK

part

NOUN

room

Synonyms

STRONGEST

area place

STRONG

allowance capacity chance clearance compass expanse extent latitude leeway license margin occasion opening opportunity play range reach rein rope scope sway sweep territory vastness volume

Antonyms

STRONG

extreme limitation misfortune refusal

NOUN

sea room

Synonyms

WEAK

leeway wide berth

NOUN

self-government

Synonyms

STRONGEST

autonomy discretion flexibility immunity independence sovereignty

STRONG

abandon abandonment ability bent compass exemption facility independency indulgence latitude laxity leeway liberty margin opportunity play power prerogative privilege profligacy range rein right rope scope sweep swing unrestraint

WEAK

carte blanche free rein full play full swing laissez faire own accord plenty of rope rampancy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dependence

STRONG

extreme impotence inability incompetence limitation restraint weakness

NOUN

space

Synonyms

STRONGEST

area arena capacity distance field location slot spot territory zone

STRONG

amplitude blank breadth compass expanse expansion extension extent gap headroom headway infinity interval lacuna leeway margin omission play range reach spaciousness sphere spread stretch tract turf volume

Antonyms

STRONG

extreme limitation stagnation

NOUN

way

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alternative approach course line path progress road trend

STRONG

access admission admittance advance artery avenue bearing boulevard byway channel distance door entrance entry extent gate gateway headway highway ingress journey lane length march movement opening orbit passage pathway progression ride room row space street stretch tendency thoroughfare track trail walk

WEAK

entrée forward motion stone's throw thataway

Example Sentences

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This means a house on the Thames, with a boat at the bottom of the garden and plenty of elbowroom for his wife and two young daughters.

From Time Magazine Archive

There's elbowroom below for routine maintenance, and vital fluids checks are easy thanks to Volvo's color-coding system.

From Time Magazine Archive

While winning elbowroom at the men's bar, she has lost her seat in the subway.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cast a Giant Shadow, another exercise in movie biography, may be filed as a case of mistaken identity: any resemblance to persons living or dead is sacrificed to make elbowroom for Hero Kirk Douglas.

From Time Magazine Archive

It may look desolate and uncomfortable enough to others, because the central detail is neither bed nor wardrobe, sofa nor armchair, but a good solid writing-table that does not wriggle, and that has wide elbowroom.

From The Damned by Blackwood, Algernon

elbowroom

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