Synonyms of cul-de-sacs

cul-de-sacs

noun

variants also culs-de-sac

plural of cul-de-sac

as in roads

a street that is designed to connect to another street only at one end

Our house is located on a quiet cul-de-sac.

Related Words

• roads
• thoroughfares
• highways
• roadways
• boulevards
• carriageways
• alleys
• avenues
• lanes
• freeways
• arterials
• drives
• turnpikes
• expressways
• routes
• rows
• arteries
• causeways
• byways
• crossroads
• pike
• thruways
• alleyways
• tracks
• dead ends
• passes
• corridors
• closes
• places
• trails
• branches
• backstreets
• ways
• secondary roads
• side streets
• traces
• high roads
• side roads
• circles
• mews
• drags
• laneways
• bystreets
• shunpikes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cul-de-sacs

Spector is clearly concerned with the pernicious consequences of technology, its ability to numb emotions and steer people into ideological cul-de-sacs. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 July 2026

Without a line in the hills, the fire ran downslope and jumped to homes—unchecked through the cul-de-sacs below. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026

Plans call for turning the median strips into cul-de-sacs, and that’s a start at easing the crossing. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026

Crews start with primary streets, which are exterior major roads and main drives in subdivisions, then move to secondary streets, which are smaller streets in subdivisions and lastly alternative roadways, such as cul-de-sacs, are cleared. — Jake Allen, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026

Some cul-de-sacs and small side streets remained salted but unplowed, according to the city's site. — Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2026

Board member Mohammad Iqbal at the time said the ordinance was not in its final form, echoing the concerns about short-term rentals being allowed on cul-de-sacs, among other issues. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026

The response to this development — of Wall Street buying Main Street, or at least some of its cul-de-sacs — has been bipartisan, populist and patriotic condemnation. — Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025

Spotted these days on everything from quiet cul-de-sacs to bustling main streets, golf carts are no longer just for the fairway. — Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025