Synonyms of highways

highways

noun

plural of highway

as in roads

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of highways

The said preserving the route keeps hundreds of heavy trucks loaded with hazardous materials off the Arrigoni bridge and state highways. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

Transportation investments can route highways, truck traffic and freight corridors through particular neighborhoods, which increases residents’ exposure to diesel particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide. — Mahbubur Meenar, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026

In the 20th century, airports and interstate highways reshaped the economic map of the country. — Ron Kitchens, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

After being assigned full-time to the Highway Interdiction Unit, Bosco and Deputy Samuelson became one of the most successful K9 teams in the region, regularly busting drug traffickers traveling along highways and interstates in LaPorte County. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Its only link to the province’s highways is a 5-hour train ride that shuttles passengers, freight, and vehicles through the Boreal forest. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Just as railroads, highways, electrical grids and fiber networks transformed earlier economic eras, the next generation of critical systems may extend beyond our planet. — Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

While other states used their share of the federal EV charging money to install plugs along highways, at truck stops and strip malls, Florida sat on the funds for years. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Rural highways are being closed with little warning Terry and Kara Barnes are stuck for now in Harper at Coleman's service station. — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 July 2026