GATEWAYS Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

gateways

noun

plural of gateway

as in keys

something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal hopefully, my college degree will be a gateway to a high-paying job

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Relevance

as in doors

the means or right of entering or participating in Denver is the gateway to the West

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as in doorways

the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure there are security checkpoints at all of the stadium's gateways

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Recent Examples of gateways To take back control, companies have to give up on walled gardens and build gateways. —

Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 May 2026 Why the Great Lakes are cruising’s next frontier Industry observers note that Great Lakes cruising continues to expand, with multiple lines adding itineraries through ports such as Rochester, New York and other regional gateways. —

Malika Bowling, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 First-round pick Monroe Freeling, third-round pick Chris Brazzell and fifth-round pick Sam Hecht should all have clear gateways to starting jobs in the form of immediate competition. —

Mike Kaye april 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026 More than 80 percent of international trade consists of goods transported by sea, which means that straits are vital gateways and choke points. —

Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026 Placentia recently went through a similar visioning process for its Chapman Corridor — the City Council approved the end result of that two-year process in the fall for one of the key gateways to the town. —

Heather McRea, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026 Proceed to fund your account with a first-time deposit of at least $10 using one of the platform's secure payment gateways. —

Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 Counterpoint Research warned last month that the rising prices for DRAM and NAND flash are not only affecting smartphones, but also routers and gateways. —

Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026 Kuwait’s Shuwaikh Port saw four late departures, while Iraq’s Umm Qasr Port had two transshipment delays, with both gateways seeing zero cases on Sunday. —

Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026

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Noun

The smaller piano was not meant to project sound that could reach the balconies, so Jarrett had to press the keys (especially in the bass register) aggressively.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
The four imap and nmap lines make the arrow keys move the cursor up and down in both normal and insert mode via display lines rather than the actual file lines, which really helps with arrow key navigation with long wrapping lines.

— Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026