Antonyms for doorway

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dawr-wey, dohr-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɔrˌweɪ, ˈdoʊr-

Definition of doorway

Origin : 1799, from door + way.

As in lobby : noun entrance hall
As in passage/passageway : noun path for travel
As in portal : noun hole or door in vessel
As in threshold : noun opening; beginning
As in vestibule : noun small room for arrivals
As in ingress : noun opening
As in egress : noun passage out
As in entrance : noun a way into a place
As in entry : noun way in to a place
As in gate : noun movable barrier at entrance

Example sentences :

At the doorway she gave him her hand, which he took in silence.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Philip, after a moment's hesitation, followed her, and paused in the doorway.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Weary and restless with vain waiting, they looked from the doorway at the weather.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Emma appeared in the doorway, her eyebrows elevated in astonishment.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower

Cissy sent her a look, a signal, and rose; she stood by the doorway.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

He went on; he stood in the doorway, leaning with one arm against it.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

Tillie, at Mrs. McKee's, stood in the doorway and fanned herself with her apron.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

She turned in the doorway and smiled tremulously back at him.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Kitty had come to us; she stood in the doorway, white and shaking.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

But Rico did not sit down at once: he kept looking towards the doorway.
Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri

Synonyms for doorway

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