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alternate route

NOUN

detour

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deviation diversion

STRONG

branch bypass bypath byway circuit circumnavigation circumvention crotch divergence fork substitute

WEAK

back road circuitous route circumbendibus roundabout way runaround secondary highway service road temporary route

NOUN

shortcut

Synonyms

STRONG

alternative

WEAK

timesaver timesaving method

Example Sentences

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Degrate had turned down FM 2989 as an alternate route.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

An alternate route to the east was considered, but then dropped because of costs and state park resources.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

Drivers in Argyll have been warned about potential landslides on the A83, with an alternate route to be opened as a precaution.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

“By opening this alternate route, we will support the flow of marine traffic into Baltimore.”

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

A couple of times, the drivers came back to the church saying that they were cut off and there was no alternate route to the site.”

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

alternate route

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