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

Hang it in doorways to create a kissing spot or a great place for customers to take selfies in your store. —Jackie Nance-Sons, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024

No one gave him a talk on how to react when people stare at him walking through an airport or dropping his head to get through a doorway. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024

Of course, a concert grand would not fit through a standard Parisian doorway, and Larraín did not want to build them wider because framing a shot would become more difficult. —Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024

Death is not the end, but merely a doorway to another world. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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