Synonyms of roadway

roadway

noun

ˈrōd-ˌwā 

as in highway

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

a cow wandered into the roadway

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of roadway

In effect, this implies that dark asphalt roadways, parking lots, and rooftops are represented as bright red on high-resolution thermal charts. — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026

However, the company says the city failed to coordinate with the property owners adjacent to the roadways being raised, and construction wasn’t able to start on time. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Williams said in an email to the Statesman that crews expect to remain on scene for the rest of the afternoon and that a roadway was closed as crews monitor nearby homes and work to shut off the gas. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026

The redesign would also mean fewer lanes for drivers on an already busy roadway, bringing them down to just two in both directions. — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026