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Synonyms for route

Most common

course direction path itinerary province

All synonyms

Noun

Other

circuit, province, road dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A course or way which is traveled or passed.

    The route was used so much that it formed a rut.

Forms

Plural
routes → paths, ways, lines, itineraries…

Choose the right word

Route or Roads?

A route is a line of travel, and may be over many roads.

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

Example sentences

  • course Of course, neither goods nor mailing fee returned.
  • direction The plane flew away in the direction of Hong Kong.
  • path Why do I not have the courage to find my own path?
  • itinerary Do you have an itinerary for your business trip?
  • province Here's a list of hotels in the capital and province.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
routesteady
coursesteady
directionsteady
pathrising
itineraryrising
provincefalling

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

By length

3 letters
way1
4 letters
line1, road1, path1
5 letters
track1
6 letters
course1, avenue3
7 letters
circuit2, passage2
8 letters
province2
9 letters
direction3, itinerary5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (avenue3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
chemin
Italiano
cammino