Synonyms of road

road

noun

ˈrōd 

1

as in highway

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

I think we should take one of the less congested roads

Synonyms & Similar Words

• highway
• street
• thoroughfare
• freeway
• route
• expressway
• roadway
• boulevard
• carriageway
• turnpike
• arterial
• artery
• drive
• way
• causeway
• interstate
• avenue
• lane
• motorway
• pike
• thruway
• pass
• row
• high road
• parkway
• drag
• trail
• trace
• corridor
• superhighway
• bypass
• alley
• autobahn
• switchback
• track
• byway
• beltway
• crossroad
• Main Street
• alleyway
• side road
• side street
• through street
• secondary road
• autostrada
• autoroute
• ring road
• branch
• dual carriageway
• high street
• corniche
• circle
• close
• laneway
• place
• backstreet
• dead end
• cul-de-sac
• mews
• bystreet
• shunpike

2

as in railroad

a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel

the railway companies are continually repairing their roads

Synonyms & Similar Words

• railroad
• railway
• rail
• elevated
• el
• elevated railroad
• monorail

Examples of road in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Across the road, three smaller venues hosted the collections by A$AP Rocky, Rick Owens and Chinese multidisciplinary artist LuLu Li, whose minimalistic work, enhanced by AI technology, was an immersive experience that bridged imagination and reality. —Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 20 Oct. 2024

But there are other reasons travelers are looking to take the road less traveled, said Expedia Group’s Chief Commercial Officer Greg Schulze. —Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024

Steinbrenner famously pulled to the side of the road and called Judge. —Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2024

Thousands of residents are displaced after muddy brown water flooded their homes or cut them off from the outside world by wiping out roads or totaling their cars. —Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing road

• high road
• hit the road
• middle of the road
• road map