Gateway and Key

Gateway

Gateway noun - Something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal.
Usage example: hopefully, my college degree will be a gateway to a high-paying job
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Synonyms for Gateway

Key and gateway are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Key" instead a noun "Gateway".

Nearby Word: gate

Key

Key noun - Something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal.
Usage example: a good education is the key to success

Gateway and key are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gateway" instead a noun "Key".

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Garrett, P.I. What does Garrett do when he comes into possession of a key that can open the otherworldly gateway and let out a god of evil?
  • In Buffy the Vampire Slayer Glory needs Dawn because she's The Key, an interdimensional gateway recently turned into a human being.
  • Webcomic / Pacificators Plot Device: The key to the Gateway to the Heavens; the Gateway itself; possibly Cinna’s bracelet which was made from platinum, one of the "legendary metals from the past".
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