doorway

noun

door·​way ˈdȯr-ˌwā 

1

: the opening that a door closes

especially : an entrance into a building or room

2

: door sense 3

Synonyms

• access
• accession
• admission
• admittance
• door
• entrance
• entrée
• entree
• entry
• gateway
• ingress
• key
• passport
• ticket

Examples of doorway in a Sentence

Please don't block the doorway.

She stepped through the doorway.

He stood in the doorway, wondering if he should go in.

Homeless people sleep in the doorways of the shops.

Recent Examples on the Web

For 20 minutes, she’s watched from the back of this long line as the women at the front disappear through the ceiling-high doorway. —Courtney Crowder, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025

Archways are positioned to act as doorways, while varying the materials underfoot—gravel, flagstone, grass—delineates each space. —Teresa Woodard, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025

The trekking poles are set up to the sides of the left- and right-side doorways, providing clear ingress/egress and better space management for the two vestibules. —New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2025

The second night, the Manson acolytes killed Leno LaBianca and his wife Rosemary in similar fashion, leaving bloody ominous messages on walls and over doorways. —Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for doorway

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway
• beret

Kids Definition

doorway

noun

door·​way -ˌwā 

1

: the opening or passage that a door closes

2

: a means of reaching or gaining something

the doorway to success