Synonyms of ways

ways

noun

plural of way

1

as in roads

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 & Similar Words

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

2

as in habits

a usual manner of behaving or doing

she's set in her ways and is not about to change

Synonyms & Similar Words

• habits
• rituals
• tricks
• practices
• patterns
• customs
• tendencies
• routines
• fashions
• inclinations
• styles
• modes
• habitudes
• manners
• wonts
• characteristics
• traits
• usages
• uses
• proclivities
• addictions
• conventions
• dispositions
• forms
• turns
• regimes
• grooves
• ruts
• bags
• attributes
• bents
• regimens
• sets
• mores
• tenors
• peculiarities
• quirks
• affectations
• singularities
• poses
• eccentricities
• drills
• oddities
• tics
• kinks
• airs
• deportments
• rotes
• jog trots
• marks

3

as in paths

an established course for traveling from one place to another

took the regular way to work

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

4

as in tendencies

an established pattern of behavior

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tendencies
• practices
• habits
• propensities
• patterns
• proclivities
• affinities
• tricks
• inclinations
• predilections
• predispositions
• customs
• routines
• aptitudes
• dispositions
• bents
• leanings
• quirks
• mind-sets
• peculiarities
• idiosyncrasies
• singularities
• turns
• partialities
• eccentricities
• penchants
• oddities
• wonts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indispositions
• dislikes
• disinclinations

5

as in routes

the direction along which something or someone moves

go the same way that the school bus does

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

6

as in methods

the means or procedure for doing something

figured out the best way to accomplish the task

Synonyms & Similar Words

• methods
• strategies
• approaches
• techniques
• methodologies
• manners
• recipes
• tactics
• systems
• styles
• forms
• plans
• fashions
• modes
• hows
• steps
• policies
• routes
• programs
• tacks
• models
• processes
• schemes
• practices
• designs
• blueprints
• games
• moves
• layouts
• routines
• plots
• shifts
• intrigues
• lines
• modi operandi
• ground plans
• game plans
• expedients

7

as in doorways

the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure

we came in the back way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doorways
• doors
• entrances
• gates
• gateways
• hatches
• hatchways

8

as in options

the power, right, or opportunity to choose

have it your way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• options
• choices
• alternatives
• elections
• liberties
• preferences
• selections
• discretions
• volitions
• picks
• votes
• wills
• druthers
• determinations
• says
• proclivities
• predilections
• free wills
• voices
• tendencies
• likings
• discernments
• inclinations
• propensities
• penchants
• perspicacities
• partialities
• judgments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forces
• obligations
• coercions
• duties
• duresses
• Hobson's choices

9

as in distances

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

it's just a little way down the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distances
• lengths
• widths
• spaces
• stretches
• spacings
• heights
• areas
• removes
• leads
• depths
• altitudes
• spreads
• extensions
• volumes
• flights
• breadths
• ranges
• throws
• scopes
• extents
• reaches
• sweeps
• rises
• falls
• berths
• clearances
• shots
• drops
• casts
• hauls

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ways

But Tessarion’s always there and there’s a love and a deep appreciation that goes both ways with them. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 July 2026

From there comes tempo and different ways to throw a defense off. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 July 2026

RiverLink also is included in the state’s Greater Hartford Mobility Program that lays out plans for encouraging alternate ways of getting around the region, lessening reliance on the motor vehicle. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Ferguson and Levin argue that those ubiquitous CAPTCHA tests will be useless in as little as five years, meaning that humans are going to have to identify themselves in other ways if bots are not going to hijack everything. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Still, Ferro cut 10% of her staff last year, an acknowledgment of both the loss of that money and the vast changes in the ways Americans consume news and entertainment. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 26 July 2026

The bandana’s second summer back has been less about one recognizable formula than the number of ways people are wearing it. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 26 July 2026

Then Nicolas Tagliafico, a poor defender up against a great attacker in Lamine Yamal, took to attempting to foul the winger in four different ways at once, but most unpleasantly grazed his studs down Yamal’s calf. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Japanese festivals often serve as ways for deities to be brought into the streets for sacred or ritual purposes while also bringing communities together in celebration. — ABC News, 19 July 2026

Phrases Containing ways

• parting of the ways