in the room
Within these walls
In the room describes physical presence in an enclosed space, but the phrase has developed a figurative sense about who participates in important discussions or decisions.
We need more women in the room when policy gets made.
The elephant in the room is an obvious problem everyone avoids mentioning.
The smartest person in the room often carries ironic edge—someone who thinks they are.
- attendeePerson present at event
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- floorIndoor walking surface
- entrantCompetition participant
- ambianceMood of surroundings
conversation · occupant · absence · furniture · power dynamics · silence · elephant · guest · walls · gathering · awkwardness · tension · inhabitant · visitor · energy · window · unease · body language
- availabilityavailable, unavailable, sold out, in stock, out of stock
in the roomabsent
Not in attendance
outside · not present · elsewhere · out · away
in the roomout of the loop
Not kept informed
excluded · left out · shut out · uninvited · kept in the dark
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