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way

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of way

to a great degree

"Oh, I'm just way thrilled to be here!" the pageant contestant gushed

Synonyms of way

achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly (also exceeding), extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous [chiefly dialect], mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, very, vitally, whacking, wicked, wildly

Words Related to way

absolutely, altogether, completely, downright, entirely, flat-out, fully, positively, purely, radically, thoroughly, totally, utterly, wholly

deeply, profoundly

exceptionally, notably, remarkably

considerably, extensively, significantly, substantially

appreciably, discernibly, markedly, noticeably, obviously, palpably, plainly, visibly

abundantly, plentifully

astronomically, grandly, monstrously, monumentally

excessively, obscenely, overmuch

amazingly, astonishingly, staggeringly

Phrases Synonymous with way

a lot, as all get-out, good and

Near Antonyms of way

meagerly, scantily

barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely

Antonyms of way

little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat

way

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of way

1 a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

the town honored the local sports hero by naming after him a short way connecting two shopping centers

Synonyms of way

arterial, artery, avenue, boulevard, carriageway [British], drag, drive, expressway, freeway, high road, highway, pass, pike, road, roadway, route, row, street, thoroughfare, thruway, trace, turnpike

Words Related to way

autobahn, autoroute, autostrada, dual carriageway [chiefly British], interstate, motorway [chiefly British], superhighway

beltway, bypass, parkway, ring road [chiefly British]

corniche, switchback

high street [British], Main Street

backstreet, branch, bystreet, byway, crossroad, secondary road, shunpike, side road, side street

alley, alleyway

circle, lane, laneway [British], mews [chiefly British], place

close [chiefly British], cul-de-sac, dead end

2 a usual manner of behaving or doing

sheʼs set in her ways and is not about to change

Synonyms of way

custom, fashion, habit, habitude, pattern, practice (also practise), ritual, second nature, trick, wont

Words Related to way

bent, inclination, proclivity, set, tendency, tenor, turn

bag, convention, form, mode, style

deportment, manners, mores

drill, groove, jog trot, regime (also régime), regimen, rote, routine, rut

affectation, airs, pose

attribute, characteristic, mark, trait

eccentricity, kink, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, singularity, tic

3 an established course for traveling from one place to another

took the regular way to work

Synonyms of way

approach, avenue, passage, path, route

Words Related to way

bypath, byway, lane, laneway [British]

artery, boulevard, bypass, drive, expressway, freeway, high road, highway, pass, passageway, pike, road, roadway, routeway [chiefly British], row, street, thoroughfare, turnpike

trace, track, trail

bikeway, cycleway [British]

channel, gat, watercourse, waterway

door, doorway, gate, gateway, hatch, portal

4 an established pattern of behavior

that's just his way, so pay him no mind

Synonyms of way

aptness, proneness, propensity, tendency

Words Related to way

affinity, aptitude, bent, disposition, inclination, leaning, mind-set, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, turn

custom, habit, pattern, practice (also practise), routine, wont

eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, singularity, trick

Near Antonyms of way

averseness, disinclination, dislike, indisposition

5 an extent or area available for or used up by some activity or thing

made way for them to pass

Synonyms of way

elbow room, place, room, space

Words Related to way

capacity, compass, range, scope

berth, clearance, freedom, latitude, leeway, play

6 the direction along which something or someone moves

go the same way that the school bus does

Synonyms of way

course, line, path, pathway, route, routeway [chiefly British], steps, track

Words Related to way

circle, circuit, loop, orbit

arc, flight path, trajectory

ascent, descent

7 the means or procedure for doing something

figured out the best way to accomplish the task

Synonyms of way

approach, fashion, form, how, manner, method, methodology, recipe, strategy, style, system, tack, tactics, technique

Words Related to way

mode, modus operandi

blueprint, design, game, game plan, ground plan, intrigue, layout, line, model, plan, plot, program, route, scheme

expedient, move, shift, step

practice (also practise), process, routine

8 the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure

we came in the back way

Synonyms of way

door, doorway, entrance, gate, gateway

Words Related to way

hatch, hatchway

9 the power, right, or opportunity to choose

have it your way

Synonyms of way

alternative, choice, discretion, druthers [dialect], election, liberty, option, pick, preference, selection, volition

Words Related to way

determination, free will, will

say, voice, vote

inclination, liking, partiality, penchant, predilection, proclivity, propensity, tendency

discernment, judgment (or judgement), perspicacity

Near Antonyms of way

coercion, duress, force

duty, obligation

Hobson's choice

10 the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects

it's just a little way down the road

Synonyms of way

distance, lead, length, remove, spacing, spread, stretch

Words Related to way

altitude, area, breadth, depth, height, rise, space, volume, width

extension, extent

cast, range, reach, scope, shot, sweep, throw

drop, fall, flight, haul

berth, clearance

Synonym Discussion of way

method, mode, manner, way, fashion, system mean the means taken or procedure followed in achieving an end. method implies an orderly logical arrangement usually in steps.

- effective teaching methods

mode implies an order or course followed by custom, tradition, or personal preference.

- the preferred mode of transportation

manner is close to mode but may imply a procedure or method that is individual or distinctive.

- an odd manner of conducting

way is very general and may be used for any of the preceding words.

- has her own way of doing things

fashion may suggest a peculiar or characteristic way of doing something.

- rushing about in his typical fashion

system suggests a fully developed or carefully formulated method often emphasizing rational orderliness.

- a filing system

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