Synonyms for avenue
Definitions
- n. 1
A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.
Forms
- Plural
- avenues → boulevards, streets, ways, aves…
Choose the right word
An avenue is a long, broad, and imposing or principal street.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- path Why do I not have the courage to find my own path?
- route Taking a round-trip is longer than a direct route.
- ave The famous song "Ave Maria" was composed by Schubert.
- boulevard Is this the right bus for Pacific Boulevard?
- alley There's a throughway between the bar and the alley.
By length
- 2 letters
- av2
- 3 letters
- way1, ave2
- 4 letters
- road1, door1, pass1, path1, adit
- 5 letters
- drive1, route1, alley2
- 6 letters
- street1, access2
- 7 letters
- channel2, passage2
- 8 letters
- approach2
- 9 letters
- boulevard3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (av2 = 2 syllables).