Synonyms of alleys

alleys

noun

plural of alley

as in streets

a narrow passage between buildings

One can spend days exploring all the alleys and backstreets of the old city.

Related Words

• streets
• roads
• highways
• alleyways
• lanes
• thoroughfares
• boulevards
• roadways
• avenues
• arteries
• freeways
• routes
• arterials
• rows
• expressways
• turnpikes
• byways
• pike
• drives
• causeways
• carriageways
• thruways
• passes
• backstreets
• side streets
• ways
• branches
• high roads
• crossroads
• side roads
• secondary roads
• laneways
• traces
• corridors
• circles
• mews
• places
• drags
• trails
• bystreets
• cul-de-sacs
• dead ends
• shunpikes
• tracks
• closes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alleys

City officials and neighbors assert that the constant stream of vehicles at the charging stations create light and sound pollution and cause undue traffic congestion on the streets and nearby alleys, creating a collective bother and disruption. — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026

Beach crews are continuously reinforcing the berm to keep the water out of homes and alleys. — Michele Gile, CBS News, 31 July 2026

His fast and powerful first step at the snap can quickly wreck protection plans, forcing linemen into compromising positions that open up attack alleys for other members of Denver’s talented front seven. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Its marble walkways and steep stone alleys wind past striking old chapels, small art galleries, and terraces that frame sought-after sunset views. — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026

Think of traditional venues, like bars, movie theaters, and bowling alleys, which have thinned out over the years. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Vehicles with lone male occupants zigzag down side streets and through alleys, the drivers slowing to gawk at women. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

The Dirty Beaches founder’s own saxophone and trumpet lead the players’ cut-and-pasted recordings down dark alleys of decay and introspection, backdropped by percussive bangs and scrapes that suggest the construction of some great, mysterious superstructure. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026

Both the Truman and Nixon bowling alleys are still in their locations today. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 11 June 2026