Synonyms of roads

roads

noun

plural of road

1

as in highways

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

I think we should take one of the less congested roads

Synonyms & Similar Words

• highways
• streets
• thoroughfares
• freeways
• routes
• expressways
• roadways
• carriageways
• boulevards
• turnpikes
• arteries
• arterials
• drives
• causeways
• interstates
• ways
• avenues
• lanes
• motorways
• thruways
• rows
• pike
• high roads
• passes
• parkways
• trails
• corridors
• superhighways
• traces
• alleys
• autobahns
• byways
• drags
• beltways
• switchbacks
• bypasses
• autoroutes
• tracks
• alleyways
• branches
• secondary roads
• backstreets
• crossroads
• through streets
• side streets
• ring roads
• Main Streets
• side roads
• circles
• dual carriageways
• places
• autostradas
• high streets
• laneways
• mews
• corniches
• cul-de-sacs
• dead ends
• bystreets
• closes
• shunpikes

2

as in railroads

a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel

the railway companies are continually repairing their roads

Synonyms & Similar Words

• railroads
• railways
• rails
• elevated railroads
• elevateds
• els
• monorails

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of roads

Brand-new roads in South Florida are often designed to handle 7 or so inches of rain in a day. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

The other five victims died in crashes involving vehicles used to block roads. — Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

Floods and storms can also damage roads and bridges used to transport goods, the agency said, while lower water levels can disrupt international trade, as demonstrated by restrictions on Panama Canal traffic. — Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

In addition to roads maintained by Lake and Porter counties, the transports will move through Merrillville. — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

Six Mile Road, between Beck and Sheldon roads near the school, was temporarily closed during the investigation. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Closer to home, Maryland’s roads killed 480 people last year. — Eric D. Goodman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2026

His priorities if given another four years were public safety, better roads and lower taxes. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

Mauldin, chair of the city’s Planning Commission and an employee of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, emphasized responsible growth, affordable housing and improvements to roads, public transit and utilities. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026