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

The shooting happened during a pop-up birthday party near Hale and Miramonte avenues on July 25. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026

All eastbound lanes on the Dolphin Expressway in Miami-Dade County will close at Northwest 17th Avenue and westbound lanes as needed between Northwest 12th and 17th avenues. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

The three-story building near Watt and El Camino avenues has been vacant for about a decade since Macy's closed the store. — James Taylor, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Over the weekend, the Freedom 250 Grand Prix transformed some of the nation's most famous streets – Pennsylvania, Constitution, and Independence avenues – into a race track. — Ava Berger, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026

Executives for both NBCUniversal and Comcast have previously thrown cold water on the idea that the separation was for the purpose of dealmaking, but each company will undoubtedly have more avenues for M&A once the spinoff is complete. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

One proposal is to construct a pedestrian refuge island in the middle of the La Grange Road/Homestead intersection and include these islands from Woodlawn to Richmond avenues. — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

SpaceX’s success with the Falcon 9 rocket helped open new avenues to orbit for a host of satellite startups. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Just as companies like Procter & Gamble helped launch soap operas in the early days of television, brands are looking to find ways to have more control over creative and new avenues to showcase their products beyond the usual 30-second ad. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026