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

During the climate summit, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva put forth a road map that would have steered clear of fossil fuels. —Pedro Rodriguez, The Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2025

The road map is largely a matter of updating policy to match the current science. —Dr. Robert R. Redfield, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025

Then there's the dispute over creating a detailed road map for the world to phase out the fossil fuels that are largely driving Earth's increasing extreme weather. —Arkansas Online, 22 Nov. 2025

Vanuatu’s Minister Ralph said that regardless of the outcome in Belém, the growing coalition of countries behind the road map will continue to press for ambitious action. —Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

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