gateway

noun

gate·​way ˈgāt-ˌwā 

1

: an opening for a gate

2

: gate sense 4a

Synonyms

• key
• open sesame
• passport
• secret
• ticket

Examples of gateway in a Sentence

Mourners slowly passed though the gateway of the cemetery.

hopefully, my college degree will be a gateway to a high-paying job

Recent Examples on the Web

Alaska’s vast wilderness has been a testing ground of human endurance for millennia as the gateway for human habitation of the Americas. —Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025

As fashion and lifestyle brands look West, Fashion Island is emerging as a gateway to the Southern California consumer and visitor. —Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 May 2025

Dark Toons Wednesday, July 30th @ Brooklyn Commons | Free with RSVP A gateway to mind-bending dreams, these strange, sinister, and spellbinding toons will surely transfix you. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 May 2025

Around the corner looms the Baroque-Neoclassical Cádiz Cathedral, a remnant of the city’s 18th-century golden era, when Cádiz was Spain’s main harbor and a gateway to the Americas. —Christopher Bagley, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing gateway

• gateway drug

Rhymes for gateway

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway

Kids Definition

gateway

noun

gate·​way -ˌwā 

1

: an opening for a gate

2

: a passage into or out of a place or state

knowledge is the gateway to wisdom