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

Cal Fire officials said night-flying helicopters attacked spot fires overnight while bulldozers cut a fire line along a ridge east of Sand Creek Road after flames crossed the roadway. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

Shaking from a quake could damage wharves, piers, buildings and roadway above the seawall. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

In 2010, a man in Florida swerved to avoid an animal in the roadway, striking a guardrail maintained by untrained prison inmates. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

The bicyclist, 26-year-old Hannah Rapp, was found lying in the roadway and unresponsive after being struck by a vehicle, according to a probable cause statement. — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 19 July 2026