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

Digital media seemed to blow open the gates that limited participation, but a new class of gatekeepers arrived. — Seth Ashley, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Traditional computers build every calculation from a few simple logic gates, such as AND, OR and NOT. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026

Some motorists grew impatient enough to raise the crossing gates themselves. — Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Stranger Things On the very last episode of Stranger Things, a bomb is rigged to the gates of the Upside Down, triggered by a vinyl record spinning to the very end. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026

That human-and-machine team has to fly through several small race gates that make up a lap. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026

The new terminal also has the same two runways and same number of gates — 14 — as the airport’s previous two-terminal alignment. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

The new terminal will be capable of handling several hundred people at its two gates as folks come on and off their planes. — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

The old terminal’s proximity to the runway meant some gates were limited to smaller planes, such as Southwest’s 137-seat Boeing 737-700. — Annita Katee, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026