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

The most universally applicable mitigation in the CIE database of engineering-grade mitigations, for example, is the unidirectional gateway. — Andrew Ginter, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

The acts of sabotage risk disrupting access to Starlink, which relies on the gateway ground stations to beam broadband data to orbiting satellites that then relay the internet to users on the ground. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

For Stine, The Nightmare Hour short was a logical gateway into adapting his work. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026

Song Exploder Hrishikesh Hirway’s Song Exploder is many music lovers’ gateway podcast to the songwriting world. — Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 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