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 of doorway

• door
• access
• entrance
• accession
• entry

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

Measure 4 inches to either side of this point (rounding up or down to find the nearest grooves), to create an 8-inch-wide doorway. —Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026

According to the home’s actual dimensions, the doorway (which didn’t exist when the family moved in) should dead-end to an external wall; instead, when Navidson opens the door, there’s a narrow hallway nearly ten feet long inside. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 June 2026

The Chinese Massacre of 1871 started in the doorway. —Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

In the background, in the doorway of a crumbling stone building, stands a tiny, faceless figure, her arms held neatly behind her back. —Literary Hub, 9 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for doorway

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

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