no admittance
You can't enter
No admittance means entry is forbidden.
The phrase appears on signs restricting access to certain areas: No admittance beyond this point, No admittance except on business.
It's more formal than "keep out" and typically marks boundaries enforced by authority—backstage doors, construction sites, restricted facilities.
- no entryAccess not permitted
- do not enterAccess prohibition warning
- restrictedLimited in scope
- restricted areaSpace with controlled entry
- forbiddenNot allowed
private · private property · staff only · employees only · keep out · no trespassing · authorized · trespass · barrier · gate · locked · off-limits · prohibited · entrance · doorway · security · sign · warning
- exclusionexclude, excluded, rule out, banned, bans
- zonesdanger zone, restricted zone, territory, district, time zone
no admittanceopen admission
Accepting all applicants
free entry · come in · welcome · open invitation · open to the public
no admittanceinclusive
Covering all members
public · accessible · unrestricted · general admission · the more the merrier
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