gated

adjective

gat·​ed ˈgā-təd 

1

: having or controlled by a gate

a gated entrance

2

: designed to restrict entrance usually by means of physical barriers, a private security force, and a controlled gate

gated communities

Examples of gated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The team will continue specializing in the region’s most coveted luxury enclaves, including Rancho Santa Fe (Covenant, Fairbanks Ranch, Del Mar Country Club, The Bridges and surrounding gated communities), Del Mar, La Jolla, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Carmel Valley and Poway. —Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026

Tisha Kavanagh assumed the largely affluent Lake Norman area, with its waterfront estates and gated communities, would draw only the best doctors. —Amber Gaudet updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026

Marsh Farm is a few miles from Sandringham House, one of King Charles' private royal residences, and features a main house with a gravel driveway, some outbuildings and gated fence, the Daily Mail said. —Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026

The gated ranch has a private property sign on the road leading into it. —J.d. Miles, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing gated

• gated community

Rhymes for gated

• baited
• bated
• crated
• dated
• fated
• feted
• freighted
• grated
• hated
• lated
• mated
• pated

Kids Definition

gated

adjective

gat·​ed

ˈgāt-əd

1

: having a gate

2

: having guarded or locked gates designed to restrict access

a gated community