gated
/ˈɡeɪtɪd/
gated is the simple past and past participle of gate.
Adjective
gated (not comparable)
- Capable of being switched on and off (normally by means of a signal).
- Having a gate or other restricted access.
- a gated community; a source control system with gated check-ins
- The flashing signal is intended mainly for use at crossings with lifting barriers, but it may be also be used at some gated crossings and, on minor roads, at some ungated crossings; [...].1960 September, “Talking of Trains: New level crossing signs”, in Trains Illustrated, page 519
- Having a gate of a specified colour.
- Quarterly: 1st and 4th, azure, a castle argent, gated and windowed gules; 2nd, gules three legs armed proper, flexed and conjoined triangularly at the upper end of the thigh, garnished and spurred or; 3rd, azure, a deer's head cabossed[…]1956, Thomas Innes of Learney, Scots Heraldry: A Practical Handbook on the Historical Principles and Modern Application of the Art and Science, Genealogical Publishing Com, →ISBN, page 203
- Antonyms:
- ungated
Meaning of gate
Verb
gate (third-person singular simple present gates, present participle gating, simple past and past participle gated)
- To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
- To punish (a student) by not allowing to leave the college grounds.
- You climbed the wall, for which you ought to be gated; and finally, you came in blotto, for which you ought to be sent down.1935, Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night
- Synonyms:
- ground
- 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 from excessive light exposure. See autogating.
- To selectively regulate or restrict (access to something).
- Access to the building is gated by a security system.
Antonyms of gated
Words formed from gated
Phrases with gated
Words that rhyme with gated
- deflated
- inflated
- related
- dated
- weighted
- belated
- frustrated
- gold-plated
- plated
- postdated
- rated
- slated
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- stated
- truncated
- abated
- dehydrated
- dilated
- grated
- lirated
- outdated
- sated
- serrated
- undated
- antedated
- awaited
- backdated
- baited
- bated
- berated
- castrated
- collated
- conflated
- crated
- created
- cremated
- curated
- debated
- donated
- elated
- equated
- estimated
- fated
- fixated
- freighted
- gaited
- hated
- interrelated
- located
- mated
- misdated
- narrated
- negated
- nipple-dilated
- orated
- overdrawn
- overinflated
- overrated
- overstated
- prated
- pulsated
Questions about gated
- What does gated mean?
- Gated means capable of being switched on and off (normally by means of a signal).
- What is gated the simple past and past participle of?
- Gated is the simple past and past participle of gate.
- What part of speech is gated?
- Gated is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce gated?
- Gated is pronounced /ˈɡeɪtɪd/.
Words near gated in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gated (page history and authors); gate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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