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

Now a parish church, the original Norman doorway remains. —Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026

But most of her extended conversations on campus were either with the administrator, Val, or with the custodian, a man named Hank who liked to park himself in her office doorway and expostulate about the upcoming hunting season. —Literary Hub, 11 May 2026

When a parent gets curious about the signal instead of fighting the symptom, the anger becomes a doorway to conversation instead of a wall. —Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 May 2026

Instead of rushing to a doorway, drop, cover and hold on during a tremor, the office advised. —Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 May 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