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Synonyms for gate

16 synonyms
2 meanings

noun

Most common

door entrance portal doorway logic gate sluice gate turnstile portcullis

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Door — A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall

door, entrance, doorway, portal, passage

2. Cat — A man; a male person

guy informal, cat dated, dude slang

Other

turnstile, sluice gate, portcullis, logic gate, wicket, turnpike, postern, tollgate

Definitions

n. 1
A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
n. 2
A man; a male person.

Related words

Word family: gate-crash gatefold gate-keepy gate-to-wire gateway
Phrases: water gate sluice gate baby gate boarding gate boom gate departure gate gate array gate valve

Forms

Plural: gates → doors, entrances, doorways, portals…

Example sentences

door It is very careless of you to leave the door open.
entrance I must sit for the entrance examination next year.
portal My desk becomes a portal to new worlds after sunset.
doorway Her sudden appearance in the doorway surprised us.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
gate		rising
door		rising
entrance		steady
portal		rising
doorway		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: guy¹, cat¹
4 letters: door¹, dude¹
6 letters: portal², wicket²
7 letters: passage², doorway², postern
8 letters: entrance², turnpike², tollgate
9 letters: turnstile²
10 letters: portcullis

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (portal² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: grille
Italiano: cancellata
Deutsch: Gitter