Synonyms of avenue

avenue

noun

ˈa-və-ˌnü 

1

as in street

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• street
• thoroughfare
• road
• highway
• route
• freeway
• boulevard
• expressway
• roadway
• carriageway
• artery
• turnpike
• arterial
• way
• causeway
• drive
• interstate
• high road
• lane
• pike
• pass
• row
• thruway
• parkway
• motorway
• trace
• alley
• bypass
• corridor
• drag
• superhighway
• trail
• branch
• crossroad
• alleyway
• byway
• beltway
• autobahn
• side street
• Main Street
• side road
• switchback
• high street
• dual carriageway
• through street
• track
• secondary road
• ring road
• corniche
• circle
• dead end
• place
• autoroute
• close
• backstreet
• mews
• autostrada
• laneway
• cul-de-sac
• bystreet
• shunpike

2

as in route

an established course for traveling from one place to another

the two main avenues available to those joining in the California gold rush were the trail across the Southwest desert or the hazard-filled loop around Central and South America

Synonyms & Similar Words

• route
• path
• approach
• road
• highway
• way
• artery
• passage
• street
• thoroughfare
• boulevard
• roadway
• walk
• trail
• passageway
• lane
• expressway
• bypass
• turnpike
• pass
• walkway
• freeway
• track
• pike
• bypath
• drive
• byway
• row
• laneway
• routeway
• high road
• airway
• door
• doorway
• channel
• waterway
• gateway
• gate
• portal
• watercourse
• trace
• hatch
• cycleway
• bikeway
• gat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avenue

Many avenues of failure led to this point, but one of them was that the agents were acting in line with their peers. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

On the night of July 25, deputies were called to rural property near Hale and Miramonte avenues after reports of intoxicated people in the street and someone throwing bottles at cars. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

The chip sealer crew will also be sealing nearby roads such as Excelsior, Peerless and Telegraph avenues. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026

An officer on patrol near Sterling and Lexington avenues spotted a white Ford Escape heading north on Sterling at approximately 40 mph in a 25 mph zone. — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026