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Synonyms for road

noun

  1. A strip prepared for travel

    path, way, highway, roadway, street, avenue, thoroughfare, boulevard, highroad, drive, terrace, parkway, artery, byway, lane, alley, alleyway, crossroad, viaduct, underpass, overpass, causeway, paving, slab, towpath, throughway, thruway, freeway, expressway, turnpike, toll road, divided highway, superhighway, trace, trackway, trail, post road, secondary road, shunpike, market road, national highway, state highway, interstate, Autobahn (German), autostrada (Italian), drag*, main drag*.

    Types of roads include: tar, blacktop, macadam, Tarvia (trademark), asphalt, concrete, brick, gravel, oiled gravel, dirt, graded earth, wood block, cobblestone, clay and sand, graded and drained, corduroy.

  2. A course

    scheme, way, path; see plan 2, way 2.

on the road

on tour, traveling, on the way; see en route, traveling 2.

one for the road*

cocktail, nightcap, quickie*; see drink 2.

take to the road

go, get underway, set out; see leave 1, travel 2.

See road in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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