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

San Jose argues there's no reasonable expectation of privacy on public roads, pointing to a California appeals court decision that allowed police to access traffic camera footage of a murder suspect without a warrant. — Maddie White, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

The remaining space is reserved for buildings, roads, and other infrastructure. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

That’s also the figure governments across South Florida rely on when adapting infrastructure like roads, or planning new ones. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Several of the roads were constructed with pedestrians in mind first, envisioning the fan march from the Landing to CPKC Stadium on match days. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

An application request filed with the city of Meridian shows plans for a 24,000-square-foot micro-hospital on South Rackham Way, near the northeast corner of Eagle and Overland roads, south of Interstate 84. — Rose Evans july 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026

The late 2023 fire gutted the LaVista Road apartment complex, shut down nearby roads and affected more than 200 residents. — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 24 July 2026

Bulldozers shuffled right through the rubble to make roads that cut Gaza into separate sections. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

The analysis included roads with speed limits of 45 mph (72 kph) and higher. — Alexa St. John, Fortune, 16 July 2026