Synonyms of route

route 1 of 2

noun

ˈrüt 

1

as in road

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

take Route 190 for six miles, then get off

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in path

an established course for traveling from one place to another

we're going to get stuck in traffic if we take the usual route

Synonyms & Similar Words

• path
• approach
• road
• way
• highway
• artery
• passage
• avenue
• trail
• walk
• roadway
• thoroughfare
• track
• lane
• passageway
• pass
• street
• drive
• bypass
• boulevard
• expressway
• freeway
• walkway
• turnpike
• routeway
• byway
• pike
• row
• bypath
• channel
• airway
• laneway
• high road
• waterway
• gateway
• trace
• portal
• watercourse
• gate
• door
• cycleway
• bikeway
• doorway
• hatch
• gat

3

as in way

the direction along which something or someone moves

hurricanes generally take a northerly route up the Atlantic seaboard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• path
• way
• pathway
• trajectory
• course
• steps
• track
• routeway
• line
• loop
• descent
• circuit
• orbit
• circle
• arc
• flight path
• ascent

route

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verb

as in to guide

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front

the guide routed us smoothly through the jungle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guide
• steer
• lead
• accompany
• direct
• show
• escort
• pilot
• conduct
• usher
• marshal
• precede
• convoy
• control
• attend
• see
• manage
• chaperone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• follow
• trail
• tail
• dog
• shadow
• hound
• tailgate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of route

Noun

The structures are wood, often colorful but always fragile, with large verandas designed to catch and route cooling breezes through the home. — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026

Until her 20s, this was Lembke’s preferred route, one that led to a Yale undergraduate degree and a medical degree and residencies at Stanford. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Verb

Two days after Democrats routed Republicans in the US midterm elections, the American Embassy in El Salvador posted a stern reminder on social media. — Merlín Delcid, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2026

The devices were then used as part of a residential proxy network, which routes other people’s traffic through the victim’s home network. — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026