gatekeep

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: safekeep

Antonyms: safekeep

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[control]] or [[limit]] [[access]] to something.
2. {{lb|en|sociology|transitive}} To [[limit]] (sometimes [[manipulatively]], rather than [[directly]]) how much of a [[role]] another party, often a [[spouse]], has in some [[task]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|by extension}} To [[limit]] another party's [[participation]] in a [[collective]] [[identity]] or an [[activity]], usually due to [[undue]] [[pettiness]], [[resentment]], or [[overprotectiveness]].

Noun

1. A [[gatekeeper]].

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