Synonyms of routes

routes 1 of 2

noun

plural of route

1

as in roads

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

take Route 190 for six miles, then get off

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in paths

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

• paths
• roads
• approaches
• highways
• ways
• arteries
• passages
• avenues
• trails
• walks
• roadways
• thoroughfares
• tracks
• lanes
• passageways
• drives
• streets
• passes
• boulevards
• byways
• walkways
• expressways
• freeways
• turnpikes
• routeways
• airways
• rows
• channels
• pike
• bypaths
• waterways
• bypasses
• watercourses
• laneways
• gateways
• portals
• traces
• cycleways
• gates
• high roads
• doors
• bikeways
• doorways
• hatches
• gats

3

as in ways

the direction along which something or someone moves

hurricanes generally take a northerly route up the Atlantic seaboard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paths
• ways
• pathways
• trajectories
• steps
• tracks
• courses
• lines
• routeways
• loops
• circuits
• circles
• orbits
• descents
• arcs
• flight paths
• ascents

routes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of route

as in guides

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

the guide routed us smoothly through the jungle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guides
• steers
• leads
• shows
• pilots
• accompanies
• ushers
• conducts
• directs
• escorts
• marshals
• precedes
• convoys
• controls
• manages
• chaperones
• sees
• attends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trails
• follows
• shadows
• tails
• dogs
• hounds
• tailgates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of routes

Noun

That can mean choosing a better location for construction, alternate routes, backup power, improved early warning and financial tools such as insurance to speed recovery, Narasimhan said. — Victoria Milko, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Major transit routes through the country closed entirely as the state fragmented into competing zones of control. — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

As the discussion in Canada increasingly turns to a new focus on seeking alternative routes for the Albertan crude, the deal with Venezuela enables the White House to point to a potential long-term replacement. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Larak, a small Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz, has become a key military and shipping-control point for Tehran, used by the Revolutionary Guards to monitor vessel traffic through one of the world's most important maritime routes. — Anniek Bao,garrett Downs, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been working intensively to reduce their dependence on the strait, building pipelines and investing in storage facilities to transport their oil by other routes. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

From classic Amtrak routes crossing the Continental Divide to historic steam locomotives chugging through the state’s mining past, these journeys continue to preserve the stories, scenery and communities that helped shape the West. — Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026

In a bid to control traffic through the narrow waterway, Iran has designated routes going through their territorial waters. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Some details have emerged regarding the possible introduction of fees for ships transiting the strait, as well as specific routes for entering and exiting the area. — August 24, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Verb

If every decision still routes back through you, your team hasn’t actually reduced your role in the business. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The lymphatic system collects that fluid from your tissues and routes it through a network of vessels, nodes and organs running parallel to the circulatory system throughout nearly the entire body, per StatPearls. — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026

Charter routes much of the traffic through its Wi-Fi networks. — Kelcee Griffis, Fortune, 27 June 2026

Other steps include creating a greeting, enabling call recording (if your plan supports it), and setting business hours (which determines whether the system sends a customer to voicemail right away or routes the call). — John Brandon, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026

In addition, the new system routes incoming calls to the closest of the county’s three call centers, switching automatically to another county center if any one should become flooded with calls, and even recruiting nearby counties in the rare event all three county centers are overwhelmed. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2026

For images, Google routes your prompt to Nano Banana. — ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026