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

Swallows chirping from a newspaper nest above a doorway. —Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026

Rivera, not yet in the doorway, is struck and falls in the hallway outside the unit. —Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026

In the flashback that opens the second half of the movie, a medium, played by FKA Twigs, appears to tear open a doorway between the film’s world and another. —Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026

With the eventual blessing of his benevolent landlords, Grattan has completely transformed the rental unit— widening doorways, upgrading electrical systems, and reimagining every wall and ceiling. —Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 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