Synonyms for superhighway
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Noun
1. Freeway
freeway, expressway, motorway, pike, thruway US, throughway UK
Other
information superhighway dated
Definitions
- n. 1
An expressway, especially one designed for high speeds.
Related words
- Phrases
- information superhighway
Forms
- Plural
- superhighways → freeways, expressways, motorways, pikes…
Example sentences
- freeway My car battery died in the middle of the freeway.
- motorway His voice brings to mind the sound of the motorway.
- expressway People from the expressway cannot see Ziri's tent.
- thruway The drove through the thruway.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| superhighway | rising | |
| freeway | falling | |
| motorway | falling | |
| expressway | falling | |
| thruway | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- pike1
- 7 letters
- freeway2, thruway2
- 8 letters
- motorway
- 10 letters
- expressway3, throughway2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (freeway2 = 2 syllables).