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

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern cite 500-plus supportive customers, more than 2,000 filed statements, and backers including trucking giant Knight-Swift and a claim of 2 million fewer truckloads on highways. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

For decades, the story has focused on population loss, empty storefronts, highways that divided neighborhoods and a downtown that too often goes quiet after work. — Mark Taylor, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026

Emotions run high in heart-racing clips shown in the trailer of Cheshire biking alongside busy, winding highways as cars and trucks pass her. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026

In the past, flood damage and landslides from heavy rain during El Niño have shut down highways and affected public services long after a storm has passed. — Bethany Tietjen, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

Floodwater continued to cover highways and low-lying areas, disrupting traffic and daily life. — Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Aitken’s 65-minute installation features multiple characters — played by Natasha Lyonne, Beck, members of the Los Angeles Dance Project and more — moving through settings across America, from deserts and remote mountains to factories and highways. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

The money goes to state highways, county roads, public transit and local recreation projects. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

South Florida motorists routinely saw police officers hurtling along highways at extraordinary speeds without lights, sirens or any apparent emergency. — Sally Kestin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026