Synonyms for thoroughfare
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A passage; a way through.
Forms
- Plural
- thoroughfares → streets, roads, ways, passages…
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A thoroughfare is a way through; a road or street temporarily or permanently closed at any point ceases for such time to be a thoroughfare.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| thoroughfare | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- way1
- 4 letters
- road1
- 6 letters
- street1
- 7 letters
- passage2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (passage2 = 2 syllables).