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

Lee is pitching his new book, AI Native, as a road map for doing it right. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Even today, Wong provides us with a road map of how to forge ahead even under the most difficult of circumstances. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Lazowski said the plan was more than two years in the making and could serve as a road map for other companies, in terms of continuity. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026

The next planning cycle should produce more than an AI road map. — Hope Frank, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 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