TICKETS Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of ticket

as in checks

a small sheet of plastic, paper, or paperboard showing that the bearer has a claim to something (as admittance) only people with tickets will be allowed past the front gates

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as in labels

a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it the price on the ticket is $20 more than the advertised price

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as in doors

the means or right of entering or participating in people to whom a green card represents a ticket to a better life

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as in keys

something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal that entry-level job could be her ticket to a career in big-time advertising

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ticket

as in marks

to attach an identifying slip to the attendant quickly ticketed my coat and handed the claim stub back to me

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Recent Examples of tickets

Noun

That fifth-place ranking was thanks to Texas’ lax COVID policies, which allowed the Rangers to sell more tickets. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026 Congress spends more than 150 days in session each year and there are exclusive occasions on some weekends in Washington, like annual Christmas parties at the White House and tickets to the Kennedy Center Honors. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026 While a family outing to a Pittsburgh Steelers game will likely cost four figures, tickets to Acrisure Stadium ranks among the more affordable NFL game day prices. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Organizers expect 140,000 fans on race day, and tickets — which were free — were gone in a flash. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 At the Atlanta stop Saturday night, loads of fans were in line hoping to get tickets. — Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 23 Aug. 2026 In collaboration with the theater’s community partners, about 2,000 tickets are set to be donated and distributed annually through the Arts for Everyone program. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 The theme park is expected to imminently announce that its grand opening celebration will begin on Saturday September 26 with tickets available on its website from $65 per person. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 As to the Cubs’ trademarks, the team maintains Wrigley View Rooftop has used them without permission and has sparked consumer confusion as to whether the Cubs are selling the rooftop tickets. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickets

Noun

The biggest checks went to people who were already famous somewhere else, whether that was television, sports or an earlier platform.

— Erhan Kaya, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Because calcium buildup marks the presence of atherosclerosis, the score gives cardiologists a direct look at disease that blood pressure and cholesterol checks can miss.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of checks

Noun

Having labels with various fonts, colors, and patterns can look loud, from your body wash and hand soap in the bathroom to the labels on your cooking essentials, candles, and other decorative items throughout the house.

— Amanda Sims, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026
Deli sandwiches and potato salads made and packaged in facility lacked labels.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of labels

Noun

As the massive steel sallyport doors of the Clark County Detention Center fold open, Davis is taken one block from his cell to the courthouse.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Terra-cotta flooring leads you to the living room where French doors open up directly to the water.

— Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of doors

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Directed by Na Hong-Jin and starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Michael Fassbender, and Alicia Vikander, the alien-encounter feature has accumulated $35 million from 4,518,395 admissions.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
The earliest a change could be enacted, per this timeline, is in the 2027 admissions cycle for the cohort entering university in fall 2028.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of admissions

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Food, France, Family and the Stew that Saved my Soul, Sylvie Bigar explores the world in search of unsung culinary delights and vibrant destinations, armed with three passports and four languages.

— Sylvie Bigar, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
And above it in the frame was Grandma, and Auntie Ida, and Auntie Gitti's passports.

— Robert Costa, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026