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Synonyms for elbow room

  • noun

Most common

leeway

All synonyms

Noun

1. Way — room (space) in which to move or maneuver

way, room

Other

leeway, wiggle room informal

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Room (space) in which to move or maneuver.

    There wasn't that much elbow room in the aircraft.

Related words

Is a kind of
room space volume
Other spellings
elbowroom

Example sentences

  • leeway The ship had too much leeway and drifted off course.

By length

3 letters
way1
4 letters
room1
6 letters
leeway2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (leeway2 = 2 syllables).