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

Through quests, combat, exploration and cooperative adventures, players can forge their own paths through the medieval fantasy world of Gielinor. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Oracular methods such as automatism and tarot cards would lead Colquhoun down many paths in her search for knowledge, while the duality of the androgyne fascinated her in her art and writing. — Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026

The result is two paths for reinvention under the same corporate roof. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

An agent connected to the dental technology reads broadly, acts continuously and moves information through paths no one mapped in advance—inside systems architected when a query was something a person typed. — Alan Rencher, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Linde has a few different paths to generating sales to commercial space customers. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Newer references now represent many different versions of the human genome through branching paths rather than forcing everyone’s DNA onto one template. — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026

Set in California’s Salinas Valley, the series follows two families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons—who can’t seem to stop their paths from crossing in increasingly dark and desperate ways. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2026

Rather, the issue is a combination of shadowing (physically blocking radar signal paths), clutter, multipath reflections, and moving turbine blades that makes the radar picture messy. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing paths

• cross paths (with)