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Definitions

doorway

[dawr-wey, dohr-] / ˈdɔrˌweɪ, ˈdoʊr- /

NOUN

egress

Synonyms

STRONG

departure emanation emergence escape exit exiting exodus issue opening outlet vent withdrawal

WEAK

setting-out way-out

Antonyms

STRONG

arrival closure coming entrance stay

NOUN

entrance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

access avenue corridor door entry entryway gate hall hallway lobby opening passageway porch port staircase

STRONG

approach archway gateway ingress inlet passage path portal portico threshold vestibule way

Antonyms

STRONGEST

egress exit

WEAK

departure

NOUN

entry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

access entrance opening passage

STRONG

adit approach avenue door foyer gate hall ingress inlet lobby passageway portal threshold vestibule

WEAK

ingression

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion

WEAK

blackballing egress exit fan refusal rejection spectator

NOUN

gate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bar door exit fence port

STRONG

access conduit egress gateway issue lock opening passage portal portcullis slammer turnstile way weir

WEAK

revolving door

NOUN

ingress

Synonyms

STRONG

door entrance entry entryway gate portal

Antonyms

STRONG

conclusion exit

NOUN

lobby

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corridor foyer hall hallway porch vestibule waiting room

STRONG

antechamber gateway passage passageway

NOUN

passage/passageway

Synonyms

WEAK

access alley alleyway avenue channel corridor course entrance entrance hall exit gap hall hallway lane line lobby opening pathway road route shaft subway thoroughfare tunnel vestibule way

Antonyms

WEAK

blockage stop

NOUN

portal

Synonyms

STRONG

entrance entry entryway gate gateway ingress opening

WEAK

way in

Antonyms

STRONG

conclusion exit

NOUN

threshold

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brink verge

STRONG

dawn door doorstep edge entrance gate inception origin outset point sill start vestibule

WEAK

point of departure starting point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

middle

STRONG

completion conclusion death disadvantage end ending finish

NOUN

vestibule

Synonyms

STRONGEST

foyer hallway porch

STRONG

antechamber anteroom entrance entry entryway gateway hall lobby narthex portal portico

WEAK

entrance hall

Antonyms

STRONG

conclusion exit

Example Sentences

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A great song offers pleasure, but a great album – no skips – is a doorway.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

New footage released by prosecutors shows the four chaotic seconds when a gunman burst from a hotel doorway and charged through a security checkpoint as President Donald Trump was attending a press gala.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Guards could be seen blocking the doorway to one building on Monday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

"I like to think about it as walking through a doorway into how humankind explores the solar system going forward."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

‘I don’t know. Maybe a doorway to the Otherworld. It must be bad, for someone to have carved that hand.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

doorway

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