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Synonyms for path

  • noun

Most common

road walk track trail approach avenue passage

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Trail

trail, track, walk, road, course, footpath, footstep, runway

2. Approach

way, way of life, approach, avenue, highway

3. Route

route, itinerary

4. Pathway

pathway, footway, towpath

Other

passage, method, orbit, berm, berme US, breme UK, trottoir dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.

  2. n. 2

    A course taken.

    the path of a meteor, of a caravan, or of a storm

  3. n. 3

    A metaphorical course or route; progress.

  4. n. 4

    A method or direction of proceeding.

Related words

Word family
pathbreaker pathbreaking pathfinder pathfinding pathion pathless pathmaker pathname
Phrases
bicycle path cycle path flight path thought path boom path glide path bridle path cross someone's path
Is a kind of
bicycle path boom path bridle path click path cross paths

Forms

Plural
paths → trails, tracks, walks, roads…

Example sentences

  • road I'm getting tired of driving on this winding road.
  • walk Another ten minutes' walk brought us to the shore.
  • track I think this project is moving on the right track.
  • trail Man is as big as the trail he leaves in the world.
  • approach Approach! The time has come... one of us must die.
  • avenue The main avenue had a gas station and mosque on it.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pathrising
roadsteady
walkrising
trackrising
trailrising
approachrising

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

By length

3 letters
way1
4 letters
road1, walk1, berm1
5 letters
track1, route1, trail1, orbit2, berme, breme
6 letters
course1, method2, avenue3, runway2
7 letters
highway2, passage2, pathway2, towpath, footway
8 letters
approach2, footpath2, footstep2, trottoir
9 letters
itinerary5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (orbit2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
sentier
Italiano
sentiero
Español
senda
Deutsch
Fußweg
Català
corriol