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

Define unit tests, integration tests and acceptance gates for pre-build, post-build, pre-deployment and post-deployment phases as chapters in a single spec steering document. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Perched behind gates on two legal parcels offering north-facing views of the San Francisco Bay and adjacent Presidio Parklands, the property was completed in 2002. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 July 2026

Outside the stadium gates, dozens of vendors hawked barbequed skewers, cold noodles and sweets at a dedicated night market for game days. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Despite its unconventional appearance, the Z4 is being engineered to fit within today’s airport gates and taxiways. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

The backstory Designed by architect Ernest Hébrard, the Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor opened in November 1932, bringing French Art Deco to the gates of the Angkor Temples. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026

With the curfew in place, and the violence happening outside the campus gates, we had been locked up inside the thirty-acre university campus for two weeks and spent the time mostly inside our apartments, waiting for normalcy to return. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

The other would include two larger gates on the preexisting sidewalks approaching Lafayette Square. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026

Located in the Dartmoor foothills, some 20 minutes from the bohemian market town of Totnes, it’s reached along a series of narrow farm tracks, past a set of imposing stone gates overrun by wildflowers and accompanied by a classic keeper’s cottage. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 15 July 2026