gateway

gateway

noun

Definition of GATEWAY

1

something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal <hopefully, my college degree will be a gateway to a high-paying job>

Synonyms gateway, key, open sesame, secret, ticket

Related Words password; accomplishment, achievement, attainment, coup, success, triumph; approach, manner, means, method, style, system, technique, way; blueprint, design, ground plan, plan, program, scheme, strategy

2

the means or right of entering or participating in <Denver is the gateway to the West>

Synonyms access, accession, admission, admittance, door, doorway, entrée (or entree), entry, gateway, ingress, key, passport, ticket

Related Words approval, authorization, certification, permission, qualification; open door, welcome mat

Near Antonyms discharge, dismissal, ejection, expulsion, ouster, rejection, removal

3

the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure <there are security checkpoints at all of the stadium's gateways>

Synonyms doorway, entrance, gate, gateway, way

Related Words hatch, hatchway