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

Research has shown that wildlife in the Santa Monica Mountains are hemmed in by freeways and development. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

As a result of redistricting, this district lost portions of the Kagel and Lopez Canyon areas but extended east along the Foothill 210 freeway toward the border with Sunland. — Linh Tat, Daily News, 4 Nov. 2026

There are special rules for temporary political signs placed within 660 feet or visible from highways and certain freeways. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Fortunately for the script, other British and Hessian reënactors had arrived via freeway and the incredibly vast Orchard Beach parking lot. — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 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