Synonyms for way

noun

1. Road

   trail, walk, byway; see highway.

2. Course

   alternative, direction, progression, trend, tendency, distance, space, extent, bearing, orbit, approach, passage, route, gateway, entrance, access, door, gate, channel.

3. Means

   method, mode, means, plan, technique, design, system, procedure, process, measure, contrivance, stroke, step, move, action, idea, outline, plot, policy, instrument.

4. Manner

   form, fashion, gait, tone, guise, habit, custom, usage, behavior, style.

by the way

by way of

get out of the<strong> or </strong>one's way

go one's own way

give way (to)

in the way

lead the way

make one's way

make way

1. draw back, pull back, give way, withdraw;

2. make headway, move right along, get somewhere.

on the way out

out of the way

1. disposed of, terminated, taken out;

2. hard to get to, off the beaten track, in the country, rural, tucked away.

parting of the ways

see one's way clear

under way