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pathways

noun , plural of pathway

Synonyms and Antonyms of pathways

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 pathways

footpaths, paths, traces, tracks, trails

Words Related to pathways

alleys, alleyways, bypaths, byroads, bystreets, byways, passageways, walkways

cutoffs, shortcuts

lanes, passes, passages, roads, roadways, routes, rows, runs, runways, streets, thoroughfares

2 the direction along which something or someone moves

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

Synonyms of pathways

courses, lines, paths, routes, routeways [chiefly British], steps, tracks, ways

Words Related to pathways

circles, circuits, loops, orbits

arcs, flight paths, trajectories

ascents, descents

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