Synonyms of boulevard

boulevard

noun

ˈbu̇-lə-ˌvärd 

as in street

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of boulevard

The 51-year-old woman, who was hospitalized, collided with the woman’s vehicle after fleeing an earlier hit-and-run crash just minutes before at Elk Grove and Franklin boulevards, according to the Elk Grove Police Department. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

On the boulevard itself, parking spots were filling up as drivers hurtled down the busy roadway. — Hanna Kang, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2026

The improvements, which began in August 2025, call for repaving the boulevard and adding new sidewalks and bicycle lanes, as well as new turn lanes for on and off ramps to I-95, state department documents said. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026

Four-way stops are substantially less efficient for all traffic than two-way stops and are intended as traffic-calming measures to prevent reckless, high-speed driving on quiet boulevards. — Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026