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
- A doorlike structure outside a house.
- Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
- Movable barrier.
- A logical pathway made up of switches which turn on or off. Examples are and, or, nand, etc.
- The gap between a batsman's bat and pad.
- The amount of money made by selling tickets to a concert or a sports event.
- (flow cytometry) A line that separates particle type-clusters on two-dimensional dot plots.
- Passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark.
- The controlling terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into.
- The channel or opening through which metal is poured into the mould; the ingate.
- The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue or sullage piece. Also written geat and git.
- A mechanism, in a film camera and projector, that holds each frame momentarily stationary behind the aperture.
- A tally mark consisting of four vertical bars crossed by a diagonal, representing a count of five.
- A way, path.
- A journey.
- 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".
- Manner; gait.
- verb
- To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
- To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.
- To open a closed ion channel.
- To furnish with a gate.
- 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.
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