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

The road map also calls for mine-level traceability on bespoke creations in its initial phase, followed by broader implementation across the collections. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio laid out a similar road map on Monday, in Paris, on the sidelines of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers, though administration officials have not set a date for the elections. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

Friends and enemies alike credit her with providing much of the administration’s election road map. — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026

The New Mexico trial provided a good road map to what Meta’s business plan is all about. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 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