high road

noun

1

: highway

2

: the easiest course

3

: an ethical course

Synonyms of high road

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

Examples of high road in a Sentence

hair-raising tales of outlaws who ambushed coaches traveling the high roads

Recent Examples on the Web

In anticipation of high road traffic on game day, local officials will extend the closure of Tasman Drive to Lick Mill Boulevard. —Noe Padilla, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026

Unfortunately, there is no high road to take here when the president and the Republicans thrive in the ditch. —Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2025

And Microsoft embraced neutrality after heavy unionA Since the NLRB will be weak for quite a while but a new study by The Center for Work And Democracy at Arizona State University identifies workers can influence a high road economy that go beyond traditional collective bargaining. —Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

But the former president didn’t stay on that high road for long. —Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for high road

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad

Kids Definition

highroad

noun

high·​road

-ˌrōd

: highway