Synonyms of portal

portal

noun

ˈpȯr-tᵊl 

as in door

a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened

the main portal to the estate is an elaborate wrought iron gate on the side facing the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• door
• gate
• hatch
• trapdoor
• lattice
• portcullis
• storm door
• revolving door
• double door
• wicket
• postern
• French door
• Dutch door

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of portal

Gaming laptops are essentially powerful little portals to thousands of interactive worlds—especially those that aren’t yet plagued by crisp, cold winds or snow flurries. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Police later asked the community for assistance in gathering video of the incident and set up a portal for witnesses to anonymously submit evidence. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs will someday be absorbed by the pack, their lead position in the SEC swallowed up by Florida, South Carolina and their ilk as the transfer portal and name, image and likeness payments continue to level the playing field. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

So UConn ended up putting a roster together in good conscience, filling 10 open spots with three true freshmen, four sophomore transfers and three upperclassmen out of the portal who will be near the bottom of the rotation, if at all. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026