gate

The word “gate” has 1 syllable: gate.

It's pronounced as /ɡeɪt/.


What is synonym and antonym for gate?

In the thesaurus, “gate” has 8 synonyms and 1 antonym.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for gate along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for gate

  • bar
  • door
  • doorway
  • entrance
  • exit
  • fence
  • port
  • valve

Antonyms for gate

  • open

Meanings of gate

  • noun
    1. A doorlike structure outside a house.
    2. Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
    3. Movable barrier.
    4. A logical pathway made up of switches which turn on or off. Examples are and, or, nand, etc.
    5. The gap between a batsman's bat and pad.
    6. The amount of money made by selling tickets to a concert or a sports event.
    7. (flow cytometry) A line that separates particle type-clusters on two-dimensional dot plots.
    8. Passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark.
    9. The controlling terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
    10. In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into.
    11. The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mould; the ingate.
    12. The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue or sullage piece. Also written geat and git.
    13. A mechanism, in a film camera and projector, that holds each frame momentarily stationary behind the aperture.
    14. A tally mark consisting of four vertical bars crossed by a diagonal, representing a count of five.
    15. A way, path.
    16. A journey.
    17. A street; now used especially as a combining form to make the name of a street e.g. "Briggate" (a common street name in the north of England meaning "Bridge Street") or Kirkgate meaning "Church Street".
    18. Manner; gait.
  • verb
    1. To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
    2. To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.
    3. To open a closed ion channel.
    4. To furnish with a gate.
    5. To turn (an image intensifier) on and off selectively as needed, or to avoid damage. See autogating.

Example Sentences

  • The old wooden gate creaked as it opened.
  • We need to lock the gate before we leave for the day.
  • The security gate was manned by a guard at all times.
  • She stood at the gate waiting for her friend to arrive.
  • The gate to the garden was decorated with beautiful flowers.

On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gate, such as: bar, door, doorway, entrance, exit, fence, open.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

abet

  • aid
  • assist
  • condone
  • encourage
  • help
  • incite
  • instigate
  • promote
  • provoke

abets

  • aids
  • assists
  • condone
  • encourages
  • helps
  • incite
  • instigate
  • promotes
  • provoke
  • provokes

abolish

  • abrogate
  • annul
  • cancel
  • destroy
  • dissolve
  • eradicate
  • erase
  • nullify
  • overthrow
  • overturn
  • prohibit
  • put an end to
  • repeal
  • rescind
  • revoke
  • set aside
  • stamp out
  • suppress
  • terminate
  • wipe out

abolishes

  • abrogate
  • annul
  • avoids
  • cancel
  • cancels
  • destroys
  • dissolve
  • eradicate
  • eradicates
  • erases
  • nullify
  • overthrow
  • overturn
  • overturns
  • prohibit
  • put an end to
  • repeal
  • repeals
  • rescind
  • revoke
  • set aside
  • stamp out
  • suppress
  • terminate
  • wipe out

absolute

  • arbitrary
  • authoritarian
  • categorical
  • clear
  • complete
  • conclusive
  • decisive
  • definite
  • definitive
  • determinate
  • determinative
  • dictatorial
  • exact
  • excellent
  • factual
  • flawless
  • full
  • genuine
  • ideal
  • infallible
  • infinite
  • last
  • oppressive
  • outright
  • perfect
  • prime
  • pure
  • sheer
  • simple
  • total
  • tyrannic
  • ultimate
  • unadulterated
  • unconditional
  • undeniable
  • unequivocal
  • unlimited
  • unmitigated
  • unqualified
  • unquestionable
  • utter

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