road map

noun

1

: a map showing roads especially for automobile travel

2

a

: a detailed plan to guide progress toward a goal

b

: a detailed explanation

Synonyms of road map

• plan
• strategy
• blueprint
• program
• project
• scheme
• game plan

Examples of road map in a Sentence

Did you bring a road map?

a road map to peace

Recent Examples on the Web

The deal envisions peaceful relations between the two states and lays out a road map to disarm the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, secure Israel’s full withdrawal from Lebanon and restore Lebanese sovereignty over its entire national territory. — Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

To get a handle on complexity, organizations must build road maps of their data pipelines—something akin to digital twins. — Ram Chakravarti, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

In the financial planning world, that road map is often formalized in a document called an investment policy statement (IPS). — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 July 2026

But only if emergency aid becomes part of a sustained reconstruction effort – one that includes a political road map and institutional oversight. — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for road map

• bandgap
• bitmap
• blackcap
• blackstrap
• bootstrap
• burlap
• claptrap
• entrap
• foolscap
• kidnap
• kneecap
• madcap