Synonyms of pathways

pathways

noun

plural of pathway

1

as in paths

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 & Similar Words

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

2

as in routes

the direction along which something or someone moves

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pathways

Sometimes the pursuit of a cleaner interface boxes you into one that will not grow with the feature pathways that emerge. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Patrick Henry offers its roughly 2,500 students seven different career and college preparation pathways for students, in areas from architecture to engineering to education. — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026

Eliminating barriers to accessing resources and healthcare professionals by establishing several scheduling pathways is one way Spring Health aims to result in positive patient care outcomes. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Rubber pathways would be placed around the playground equipment to improve safety. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Smith, who brings years of experience in the health care industry, centered her campaign on increasing residents’ access to medical care, expanding access to voting and creating pathways for people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds to be heard. — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

America maintains two accreditation bodies and two licensing examination pathways for physicians who will ultimately perform identical work. — Abigail MacKenzie, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026

The ultimate goal was to establish a permissible exposure limit for humans on the Red Planet by compiling a comprehensive set of expert perspectives regarding Martian dust toxicology, exposure pathways and mitigation strategies. — Leonard David, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026

On keyboards and touchscreens, our fingers trace the pathways between them. — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026