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Synonyms for highway

  • noun

Most common

main road freeway autoroute bus

All synonyms

Noun

1. Motorway

road, motorway UK NZ IE, freeway, expressway US, main road, high road UK, parkway US, street, autoroute, way, path

Other

bus

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.

Related words

Word family
highwayman
Phrases
highway robbery highway hypnosis controlled-access highway limited-access highway divided highway highway patrol highway yellow information highway
Is a kind of
road route

Forms

Plural
highways → roads, motorways, freeways, expressways…

Choose the right word

Highway, Road or Highroad?

A road may be private; a highway or highroad is public, highway being a specific name for a road legally set apart for the use of the public forever; a highway may be over water as well as over land.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • freeway My car battery died in the middle of the freeway.
  • bus How long does the airport bus take to the airport?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
highwayfalling
freewayfalling
autorouterising
busrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
way1, bus1
4 letters
road1, path1
6 letters
street1
7 letters
freeway2, parkway2
8 letters
motorway
9 letters
autoroute
10 letters
expressway3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (freeway2 = 2 syllables).