gated

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gated

/ˈɡeɪtɪd/

Sounds like gaited · Rhymes with -eɪtɪd

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of gate

adjective

not comparable Capable of being switched on and off (normally by means of a signal).
not comparable Having a gate or other restricted access. a gated community; a source control system with gated check-ins
not comparable 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[…]
Opposite: ungated

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: voltage, locked, frozen, stranded, trapped, restrained, blocked, jammed, stuck, ligand, stumped, blockaded, locked-in, switchable, gateable, activatable

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@misc{gated_2026,
  title = {gated},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gated},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}