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ticketless

ticketless

1 4.0
Not having a valid ticket when traveling or entering a place
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɪkɪtləs/
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  • Many concertgoers prefer ticketless entry, allowing them to skip long lines at the venue.
  • ticketless travel

Examples

  • Yet I am only just outside, a lonely, ticketless vaporetto rider peering in at them, inspecting them while they continue, blissfully unaware of my presence.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Traveling by train has become easier with ticketless options that let passengers board without printing tickets.

  • The festival organizers encouraged ticketless admission, which helped reduce paper waste and streamline entry.

Synonyms

unticketed
vsticketless
4.6

A person who has no paid pass or paper that allows entry

means lacking a valid ticket when one is needed to enter

Antonyms

ticketed
2.9

Only people with a pass can enter or take part

How Ticketed

ticketed
2.9
ticketless
1 4.0

Surface Forms

ticketless positive

Morphology

ticketless = ticket (transparent) = ticket + less

Meaning is a direct negative formed with productive English suffix '-less' meaning 'without', so learners knowing 'ticket' will infer the adjective.

Etymology

Ticketless is made from ticket and -less; ticket is a small paper or pass that gives you the right to enter, and -less means 'without', like in paperless. So ticketless means 'without a ticket', used for someone who has boarded or entered without paying.