doorsteps

Front porch landings

Doorsteps are the steps leading up to a door, especially the single step or threshold directly outside an entrance.

Something on your doorstep is very close by or easily accessible.

To doorstep someone (British) is to approach them uninvited at their home, typically as a journalist or canvasser seeking comment: Reporters doorstepped the minister all morning.

threshold

entrance

Point of access

landing · entryway · vestibule · foyer · threshold · sill · step · front step · side entrance · lintel

domestic

sweeping

Extensive and far-reaching

weathered · stone · concrete · brick · marble · granite · whitewashed · cracked · mossy · slippery

figurative

beginning

Initial stage of something

  • brinkCritical boundary point
  • vergeBorder or cusp
  • cuspPoint of transition

threshold · precipice · edge · start · dawn · onset · eve · outset · opportunity · awaiting

delivery

parcels

Wrapped items for delivery

mail · UPS · FedEx · postman · dropoff · contactless · groceries · takeout · milk bottles · newspaper

proximity

nearby

At small distance

local · walking distance · accessible · adjacent · practically · virtually · at hand · immediate · around the corner · within reach

Opposites
spatial position relative to building

doorstepsinterior

Inside area or region

inside · indoors · deep inside · interiors · living quarters

proximity/distance

doorstepsfar away

At considerable distance

miles away · remote locations · remote areas · afar · nowhere near

Phrases
Family

doorstep, doorstepped, doorstepping

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G