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Synonyms for lane

Most common

road direction roadway alley alleyway

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Road — A road, street, or similar thoroughfare

road, carriageway UK IE, roadway, side, way, direction

2. Alley

alley, alleyway, wynd UK

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.

  2. n. 2

    A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees.

    There's a shortcut to the shops through this leafy lane.

Forms

Plural
lanes → roads, carriageways, roadways, sides…

Example sentences

  • road I'm getting tired of driving on this winding road.
  • direction The plane flew away in the direction of Hong Kong.
  • roadway Do not play on the roadway; it is very dangerous. Never play on the roadway!
  • alley There's a throughway between the bar and the alley.
  • alleyway The thief was trapped in a dead-end alleyway.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lanesteady
roadsteady
directionsteady
roadwayfalling
alleyrising
alleywayrising

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

By length

3 letters
way1
4 letters
side1, road1, wynd
5 letters
alley2
7 letters
roadway2
8 letters
alleyway3
9 letters
direction3
11 letters
carriageway

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alley2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
allée
Español
ida
Deutsch
Gang
Català
avinguda