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importation

[im-pawr-tey-shuhn, -pohr-] / ˌɪm pɔrˈteɪ ʃən, -poʊr- /
NOUN
entrance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
access accession admission entry
STRONG
adit admittance appearance approach arrival baptism beginning commencement debut enlistment enrollment immigration import inception incoming ingress initiation invasion outset passage penetration progress start trespass
WEAK
entrée ingoing ingression
Antonyms
STRONG
completion conclusion departure disappearance end ending finish leaving retreat stop termination
WEAK
exit leave
NOUN
entree
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admission
STRONG
access adit connection contact debut door entrance entry in incoming induction ingress introduction way
WEAK
open arms open door
Antonyms
STRONG
blackballing conclusion egress exit rejection
WEAK
prohibition
NOUN
entrée
Synonyms
WEAK
access adit admission connection contact debut door entrance entry in incoming induction ingress introduction open arms open door way
Antonyms
WEAK
prohibition rejection

Example Sentences

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Proposals to ban the importation of second hand petrol and diesel cars from 2030 have been scrapped by the Environment Minister.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

In a letter dated Tuesday, the country's communications commission warned against the illegal importation of satellite connectivity devices that are not licensed for use in Uganda.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

China has also banned the importation of seafood from Japan and suspended the screening of popular Japanese films.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

Justice Amy Coney Barrett said she was struggling to understand what Congress meant in the emergency powers law when it said the president may “regulate” importation.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

The document stated, “We may borrow . . . from foreign ideologies, but we reject the wholesale importation of foreign ideologies into Africa.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.