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path

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of path

1 the direction along which something or someone moves

  • try to stay out of the path of the golf balls while playing
  • I tripped over a rock directly in my path
Synonyms of path

course, line, pathway, route, routeway [chiefly British], steps, track, way
Words Related to path

circle, circuit, loop, orbit

arc, flight path, trajectory

ascent, descent

2 a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps

  • a path worn through the library lawn by too many people walking over it
Synonyms of path

footpath, pathway, trace, track, trail
Words Related to path

bridle path

towpath

alley, alleyway, bypath, byroad, bystreet, byway, passageway, walkway

cutoff, shortcut

lane, pass, passage, road, roadway, route, row, run, runway, street, thoroughfare

3 an established course for traveling from one place to another

  • the path along which ancient traders traveled from Europe to China was known as the Silk Road
Synonyms of path

approach, avenue, passage, route, way
Words Related to path

bypath, byway, lane, laneway [British]

artery, boulevard, bypass, drive, expressway, freeway, high road, highway, pass, passageway, pike, road, roadway, routeway [chiefly British], row, street, thoroughfare, turnpike

walk, walkway

trace, track, trail

airway

bikeway, cycleway [British]

channel, gat, watercourse, waterway

door, doorway, gate, gateway, hatch, portal

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