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pathway

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pathway

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

we parked our car near a rambling pathway that led down to the pond

Synonyms of pathway

footpath, path, trace, track, trail

Words Related to pathway

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

cutoff, shortcut

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

2 the direction along which something or someone moves

the long, winding pathway of the river before it meets the sea

Synonyms of pathway

course, line, path, route, routeway [chiefly British], steps, track, way

Words Related to pathway

circle, circuit, loop, orbit

arc, flight path, trajectory

ascent, descent

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