freeway

noun

free·​way ˈfrē-ˌwā 

1

: an expressway with fully controlled access

2

: a highway without toll fees

Synonyms of freeway

• highway
• road
• expressway
• street
• thoroughfare
• route
• roadway
• boulevard
• carriageway

Examples of freeway in a Sentence

a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time

Recent Examples on the Web

Highways and the one freeway, Interstate 84, linking eastern Oregon to the coast have been closing on and off with little warning. — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 July 2026

But some older generations saw the freeways choose to live near them. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026

Mendoza Hernandez, who was 36 at the time of his arrest in April, was pulled over by four ICE agents near a freeway entrance in Patterson in Stanislaus County. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Authorities later determined that Cancino Garcia was drunk behind the wheel and got onto the freeway heading in the wrong direction, causing the crash. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for freeway

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway

Kids Definition

freeway

noun

free·​way ˈfrē-ˌwā 

: a highway that is free of tolls