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gateway

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of gateway

1 something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal

  • hopefully, my college degree will be a gateway to a high-paying job
Synonyms of gateway

key, open sesame, passport, secret, ticket
Words Related to gateway

password

accomplishment, achievement, attainment, coup, success, triumph

approach, manner, means, method, style, system, technique, way

blueprint, design, ground plan, plan, program, scheme, strategy

2 the means or right of entering or participating in

  • Denver is the gateway to the West
Synonyms of gateway

access, accession, admission, admittance, door, doorway, entrance, entrée (or entree), entry, ingress, key, passport, ticket
Words Related to gateway

approval, authorization, certification, permission, qualification

open door, welcome mat
Near Antonyms of gateway

discharge, dismissal, ejection, expulsion, ouster, rejection, removal

3 the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure

  • there are security checkpoints at all of the stadium's gateways
Synonyms of gateway

door, doorway, entrance, gate, way
Words Related to gateway

hatch, hatchway

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