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

Examples of avenue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From vibrant equity and bond markets to alternative investments such as private equity and infrastructure financing, the city provides vast investment avenues. —Familyofficehk Contributor, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024

And the value of this data is increasing because of new technologies that facilitate avenues for fraud. —Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024

The 2022 law opened up new avenues for cities to fund infrastructure projects. —Justin Worland, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024

On Oklahoma Avenue, from Howell to Clement avenues, speeding is down 30%. —David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024