Synonyms of gates

gates 1 of 2

noun

plural of gate

1

as in doors

a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened

be sure to latch the gate when you leave so the dog doesn't get out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doors
• portals
• hatches
• lattices
• trapdoors
• 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

passed through the gates of the walled city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doorways
• doors
• entrances
• gateways
• ways
• hatches
• hatchways

3

as in valves

a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid

opens the gate in the lock so the ships can get through the canal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• valves
• taps
• spigots
• cocks
• faucets
• stopcocks
• hydrants
• spouts
• petcocks

gates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gate

as in fences

Related Words

• fences
• hedges
• dikes
• curtains (off)
• locks
• guards
• blocks (off)
• screens (off)
• walls (off)
• barricades
• closes (off)
• bars
• blockades
• bolts
• obstructs

Dissimilar Words

• opens
• reopens
• unbars
• unbolts
• unblocks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gates

Noun

And then the gates opened and Golden Tempo set the record straight. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Dozens of members of Patriot Front stood in front of him and stared at the polycarbonate gates of the Metro system. — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

The National Park that preserves parts of them sees an average of about 1 million people pass through its gates each year. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Within the venue gates but outside the stands, groups of friends were playing cornhole and having picnic dinners from food trucks parked onsite; older attendees were chatting and kids were kicking around mini soccer balls. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026

Sequestered behind 12-foot gates, concrete walls, and dense greenery on a flat lot spanning nearly an acre, the brutalist-style spec mansion was built in 2019 by luxury developer Gala Asher. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 7 July 2026

On a recent Trilith Studios tour in Fayetteville, the trolley drove outside the studio gates into an otherwise unremarkable open field filled with tall grass and wildflowers. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 July 2026

Outside the stadium after the match, as a parade of yellow streamed out to the parking lots, a group of teen-agers hoping to trade their Ecuador jerseys waited near the gates, scanning for orange. — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 6 July 2026

When two angels in disguise as men arrive in Sodom, Lot meets them at the town gates, bows reverently, and invites them to pass the night in his house. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026