Synonyms of expressway

expressway

noun

ik-ˈspres-ˌwā 

as in highway

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• highway
• freeway
• road
• thoroughfare
• street
• route
• carriageway
• roadway
• boulevard
• turnpike
• artery
• arterial
• causeway
• interstate
• drive
• thruway
• avenue
• way
• motorway
• lane
• pike
• parkway
• pass
• high road
• row
• drag
• corridor
• superhighway
• autobahn
• bypass
• trace
• beltway
• trail
• alley
• autostrada
• switchback
• autoroute
• byway
• Main Street
• ring road
• crossroad
• track
• alleyway
• branch
• corniche
• side street
• secondary road
• side road
• dual carriageway
• through street
• high street
• circle
• close
• dead end
• laneway
• backstreet
• mews
• place
• cul-de-sac
• shunpike
• bystreet

Examples of expressway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Norwood Lateral, which operates as an expressway between Interstate 71 and Interstate 75, is now expected to reopen the weekend of Sept. 20, according to Kathleen Fuller, a spokesperson for the Ohio Department of Transportation. —Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024

Marco Bello / Reuters Far to the north in New York City, heavy storms that meteorologists said were being enhanced by Debby flooded some streets and expressways, stranding motorists. —Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024

An elderly Long Island man has died after clinging to life for three months in the wake of an horrific hit-run crash on a Brooklyn expressway, police said Sunday. —Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 23 June 2024

Protesters notoriously ground traffic to a halt on the expressway leading to O’Hare International Airport in April and dyed Chicago’s iconic Buckingham Fountain red in June. —Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024