Synonyms of avenues

avenues

noun

plural of avenue

1

as in streets

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• streets
• thoroughfares
• roads
• highways
• routes
• freeways
• boulevards
• expressways
• carriageways
• roadways
• ways
• arteries
• turnpikes
• arterials
• drives
• causeways
• interstates
• lanes
• thruways
• rows
• pike
• high roads
• passes
• parkways
• motorways
• alleys
• corridors
• traces
• trails
• byways
• superhighways
• alleyways
• bypasses
• drags
• beltways
• branches
• crossroads
• backstreets
• switchbacks
• tracks
• autobahns
• side streets
• dual carriageways
• places
• side roads
• Main Streets
• circles
• secondary roads
• ring roads
• through streets
• autoroutes
• mews
• dead ends
• high streets
• cul-de-sacs
• autostradas
• corniches
• laneways
• closes
• bystreets
• shunpikes

2

as in paths

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

• paths
• routes
• approaches
• roads
• ways
• highways
• arteries
• passages
• thoroughfares
• streets
• trails
• roadways
• boulevards
• passageways
• walks
• byways
• lanes
• walkways
• tracks
• expressways
• freeways
• turnpikes
• drives
• bypaths
• passes
• rows
• channels
• airways
• laneways
• waterways
• pike
• doors
• routeways
• doorways
• portals
• bypasses
• gates
• gateways
• high roads
• watercourses
• traces
• hatches
• cycleways
• bikeways
• gats

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avenues

In April 2025, Brad Smith announced that Microsoft would challenge any government order to suspend its European cloud operations through available legal avenues, including the courts. — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

While looking for work after finishing school, Tony finds rejection in all avenues of British society despite being born and raised in the country. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026

That’s what’s happening with two lanes in both directions on the Palmetto Expressway between Northwest 12th and Seventh avenues at the Golden Glades Interchange, which have been closing at night. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Brundo is asking $15 million for the property that spans more than an acre on the edge of Melrose Hill, a niche neighborhood at Melrose and Western avenues known for its trendy restaurants. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

But there are countless hacky avenues that haven’t been tapped. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Among them were a BP gas station on Broadway in Uptown and a jewelry store on Clark Street in Rogers Park on Tuesday morning, and a 7-Eleven on Halsted Street at Milwaukee and Grand avenues on Wednesday morning. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

The findings open up new research avenues in quantum technologies such as computing and sensing. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Giving Lee a love interest and expanding his family lore are natural avenues of expansion, but the show also has a strong sense of its core competency. — Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026