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

Staff members watched from the doorway while two white school security SUVs idled nearby. —Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026

The group planned on a sit-in, but officers waiting at the doorway stopped them from advancing. —Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026

But even across the EP’s brief 18 minutes, Hunt makes clear that there are still corners in this world ripe for discovery, mysterious doorways looming in the landscape, waiting to be traversed. —Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026

Accessibility The hotel is fully accessible, with elevators and regulation-sized doorways. —Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for doorway

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

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