Synonyms of doors

doors

noun

plural of door

1

as in gates

a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened

we locked the door to the room so that no one could get in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gates
• portals
• hatches
• trapdoors
• lattices
• double doors
• storm doors
• French doors
• revolving doors
• portcullises
• wickets
• posterns
• Dutch doors

2

as in doorways

the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure

a steady stream of visitors through the front door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doorways
• gates
• entrances
• gateways
• ways
• hatches
• hatchways

3

as in entrances

the means or right of entering or participating in

education unlocks the door to advancement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entrances
• accesses
• keys
• accessions
• entries
• doorways
• gateways
• admissions
• passports
• tickets
• entrées
• admittances
• ingresses
• qualifications
• certifications
• permissions
• approvals
• authorizations
• open doors
• welcome mats

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharges
• removals
• dismissals
• rejections
• expulsions
• ejections
• ousters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doors

Not only did the limited library cards and shirts go fast, the whole rotunda reached legal capacity in just 20 minutes post-doors open time. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The last gasp came when Jerry Lewis Cinema closed its doors in 1996, and the Rockaways went without a commercial indoor theater for the next 25 years. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

Over the past few days, the people at the front of the lines have gradually moved closer and closer to the courtroom, to the point where the doors can barely open without bumping into a throng of people. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

This was cranberry-bog country, Middleboro Pediatrics just a few doors down from the headquarters of Ocean Spray. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

Her existence is solitary by design, freeing her up to disappear into her studies at all hours of the night, the doors of every institution seemingly always ready to welcome her into its stacks and viewing stations and leather reading chairs. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Shedd Aquarium accepted 10 beluga whales as part of the mission to rescue 30 of them and four dolphins at Marineland, a water park in Ontario that closed its doors years ago and lost the ability to care for the animals. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Designing the future The French fashion house Louis Vuitton, which opened its doors in 1854, is today the world's largest luxury brand. — David Morgan, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

The Salvation Army will reopen its Milton Road youth center on Monday after financial constraints forced its doors closed last year, returning a critical after school resource to east Charlotte. — Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing doors

• close one's doors (to)