gateway

noun

gate·​way ˈgāt-ˌwā 

1

: an opening for a gate

2

: gate sense 4a

Synonyms of gateway

• key
• ticket
• passport

Examples of gateway in a Sentence

Mourners slowly passed though the gateway of the cemetery.

hopefully, my college degree will be a gateway to a high-paying job

Recent Examples on the Web

More than 2 million students across India took this year’s NEET undergraduate exam, the fiercely competitive gateway to India’s medical schools. —Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 20 June 2026

The drive to Garden City, one of the gateway towns to this part of Utah, is a little over two hours. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026

What starts as a simple integration (a chatbot, a sales tool, an AI assistant) quickly becomes a gateway into critical systems. —Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

As the gateway to a 70,000-acre preserve along the Pascagoula River, this center is a prime place to learn about all things outdoors, from landscaping with native plants to birding. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing gateway

• gateway drug

Rhymes for gateway

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway

Kids Definition

gateway

noun

gate·​way -ˌwā 

1

: an opening for a gate

2

: a passage into or out of a place or state

knowledge is the gateway to wisdom