Synonyms of paths

paths

noun

plural of path

1

as in routes

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 & Similar Words

• routes
• ways
• pathways
• trajectories
• steps
• tracks
• courses
• lines
• routeways
• loops
• orbits
• circles
• circuits
• arcs
• descents
• flight paths
• ascents

2

as in trails

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 & Similar Words

• trails
• pathways
• footpaths
• tracks
• roads
• walkways
• routes
• traces
• passageways
• streets
• alleys
• roadways
• thoroughfares
• byways
• lanes
• runs
• alleyways
• shortcuts
• bridle paths
• bypaths
• towpaths
• rows
• cutoffs
• passes
• passages
• byroads
• runways
• bystreets

3

as in roads

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 & Similar Words

• routes
• roads
• approaches
• highways
• ways
• avenues
• arteries
• passages
• trails
• walks
• roadways
• tracks
• lanes
• thoroughfares
• passageways
• streets
• walkways
• byways
• drives
• boulevards
• passes
• rows
• bypaths
• freeways
• expressways
• turnpikes
• routeways
• channels
• pike
• waterways
• laneways
• airways
• watercourses
• bypasses
• portals
• gates
• doorways
• traces
• doors
• high roads
• gateways
• cycleways
• bikeways
• hatches
• gats

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paths

The company has been stretching to meet customers’ needs and was reviewing different financial paths to expand production and become more competitive, Solidigm said in a statement Friday. — Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Plazas and landscaped paths create room to pause between destinations. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Cyclists will travel five miles on city streets and bike paths, exploring the best Halloween decor in the area. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Beneath the spy plots, then, is a fond portrait of a group of people held in perpetual disgrace for their shortcomings, and thus forced to find individual paths to redemption. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Audiences, actors, orchestras, stage crew, and backstage staff each have their own distinct movement paths, and multiple theaters must be able to operate simultaneously without interfering with one another. — Wendy Wang, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026

The paths drawn into the mountain and the people who travel along them. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

With its boardwalk paths, midcentury-modern homes, and car-free streets, Fire Island Pines has a character all its own. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026

Imagine that two planets orbit a star on very similar paths, but one (call it Planet 1) is just barely closer to the star than the other (Planet 2). — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing paths

• cross paths (with)