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byway

[bahy-wey] / ˈbaɪˌweɪ /
NOUN
course
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circuit direction line road route track trail way
STRONG
aisle aqueduct boards canal conduit duct flow groove itinerary lap movement orbit passage range run rut scope stream tack trajectory watercourse
Antonyms
STRONG
inaction
NOUN
detour
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deviation diversion
STRONG
branch bypass bypath circuit circumnavigation circumvention crotch divergence fork substitute
WEAK
alternate route back road circuitous route circumbendibus roundabout way runaround secondary highway service road temporary route
NOUN
lane
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artery avenue boulevard expressway highway pathway roadway route street thoroughfare
STRONG
alley drive parkway passage throughway thruway turnpike
WEAK
back street
NOUN
path
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aisle avenue direction highway lane line passage pathway procedure rail road roadway route street track trail walkway
STRONG
artery beat boulevard crosscut drag footpath groove pass rut shortcut stroll terrace thoroughfare walk
WEAK
beaten path
Antonyms
STRONG
closing
WEAK
blockage
NOUN
road
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artery avenue boulevard course drive expressway highway lane line parking lot pathway pavement roadway route street subway thoroughfare track trail way
STRONG
alley asphalt cobblestone concrete crossroad direction drag parkway passage pike terrace throughway thruway turnpike viaduct
WEAK
back street dragway main drag
NOUN
roadway
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artery asphalt avenue boulevard expressway freeway highway lane parking lot path pathway pavement route street subway superhighway terrace thoroughfare turnpike viaduct
STRONG
cobblestone concrete course crossroad direction drag drive line parkway passage pike throughway thruway track trail way
WEAK
back street dragway main drag
NOUN
route
Synonyms
STRONGEST
avenue course direction itinerary journey line passage road track trail way
STRONG
beat beeline circuit detour digression divergence meandering pavement pike rambling range round rounds run tack
WEAK
short cut
NOUN
side street
Synonyms
WEAK
alley backstreet by-street bylane bypath byroad bystreet side road
NOUN
street
Synonyms
STRONGEST
avenue boulevard court highway lane pavement place road roadway route thoroughfare track trail
STRONG
artery drag drive parkway passage row stroll terrace turf way
WEAK
back alley dead end
NOUN
superhighway
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artery expressway freeway pathway roadway subway thoroughfare turnpike viaduct
STRONG
asphalt avenue boulevard cobblestone concrete course crossroad direction drag drive highway lane line parkway passage path pavement pike route street terrace throughway thruway track trail way
WEAK
back street dragway main drag parking lot
NOUN
thruway
Synonyms
STRONG
artery asphalt avenue boulevard cobblestone concrete course crossroad direction drag drive expressway freeway highway lane line parkway passage path pathway pavement pike roadway route street subway superhighway terrace thoroughfare throughway track trail turnpike viaduct way
WEAK
back street dragway main drag parking lot
NOUN
trail
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aisle pathway road route stream train
STRONG
footpath footprints footsteps groove mark marks rut scent spoor stroll tail trace wake way
WEAK
beaten track
NOUN
walk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
course path road street track trail
STRONG
aisle alley avenue boardwalk boulevard bricks bypath catwalk cloister court crossing esplanade footpath gangway lane mall passage pavement pier platform promenade sidewalk
NOUN
way
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alternative approach course line path progress road trend
STRONG
access admission admittance advance artery avenue bearing boulevard channel distance door entrance entry extent gate gateway headway highway ingress journey lane length march movement opening orbit passage pathway progression ride room row space street stretch tendency thoroughfare track trail walk
WEAK
elbowroom entrée forward motion stone's throw thataway

Example Sentences

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Department of Transportation as a national scenic and historic byway.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024

They’re on a highway headed toward Santa Fe, N.M., though it soon becomes evident that they’re also on the road to reconciliation — that byway many indie-film families travel in order to heal.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2024

The next morning, two from Hallow’s Eve, Miss Pam arrives at a back gate at Lumen Field, strutting down a byway between two 20-yard television trucks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2024

The incident happened at about 20:40 BST on the byway heading to Whaddon Lane near the rugby club.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023

When the Southern California ministers were really whipping their congregations into a froth, they would get rolling on the subject of “the Road to Hell,” a byway that ran south from San Diego.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.