avenue

noun

av·​e·​nue ˈa-və-ˌnü 

-ˌnyü

1

: a way of access : route

2

: a channel for pursuing a desired object

avenues of communication

3

a

chiefly British : the principal walk or driveway to a house situated off a main road

b

: a broad passageway bordered by trees

4

: an often broad street or road

Synonyms of avenue

• street
• thoroughfare
• road
• highway
• route
• freeway
• boulevard
• expressway
• roadway
• carriageway
• artery
• turnpike

Examples of avenue in a Sentence

We drove down the avenue.

We plan to pursue all available avenues to get our message to the public.

They have closed off that avenue of discussion.

a new avenue of research

Recent Examples on the Web

The ruling addressed only standing, not the NRC’s underlying authority to issue the license, leaving multiple legal avenues for future challenges. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The incident happened at the Addison Brown Line stop on the elevated line, near the intersection of Lincoln and Ravenswood avenues and Addison Street. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026

That would create an avenue to everyday playing time for Schmitt at second base for the rest of the season. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 29 June 2026

With Anthropic and OpenAI increasingly competing against their biggest financial backers, the IPO market may be the best avenue for new money, especially as their capital needs have become too great for most venture and private equity firms. — Ashley Capoot,kate Rooney, CNBC, 26 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from feminine of avenu, past participle of avenir to come to, from Latin advenire — more at adventure

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for avenue

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou

Kids Definition

avenue

noun

av·​e·​nue ˈav-ə-ˌn(y)ü 

1

: a way or route to a place or goal : path

2

: a usually wide street