Synonyms of route

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noun

ˈrüt 

1

as in road

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

take Route 190 for six miles, then get off

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in path

an established course for traveling from one place to another

we're going to get stuck in traffic if we take the usual route

Synonyms & Similar Words

• path
• approach
• road
• way
• highway
• artery
• passage
• avenue
• trail
• walk
• roadway
• thoroughfare
• track
• lane
• passageway
• pass
• street
• drive
• bypass
• boulevard
• expressway
• freeway
• walkway
• turnpike
• routeway
• byway
• pike
• row
• bypath
• channel
• airway
• laneway
• high road
• waterway
• gateway
• trace
• portal
• watercourse
• gate
• door
• cycleway
• bikeway
• doorway
• hatch
• gat

3

as in way

the direction along which something or someone moves

hurricanes generally take a northerly route up the Atlantic seaboard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• path
• way
• pathway
• trajectory
• course
• steps
• track
• routeway
• line
• loop
• descent
• circuit
• orbit
• circle
• arc
• flight path
• ascent

route

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verb

as in to guide

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front

the guide routed us smoothly through the jungle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guide
• steer
• lead
• direct
• accompany
• show
• escort
• conduct
• pilot
• marshall
• marshal
• usher
• precede
• convoy
• control
• attend
• chaperon
• see
• manage
• chaperone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• follow
• trail
• tail
• dog
• shadow
• hound
• tailgate

Examples of route in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Shorter trips on Belmond’s Orient Express take guests from one European city to the next: routes include Paris to Budapest and Amsterdam to Venice. —Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024

The television industry is clearing a path forwards after a very difficult few years, and that route became clearer during the four-day confab. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024

Verb

Advertisement Santa Margarita’s 31-15 rout of Corona Centennial way back on Aug. 30 remains puzzling after the Eagles were routed by Mission Viejo and then later lost to Leuzinger 14-13 on Sept. 20. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024

The Packers played their most complete game of the season and routed visiting Arizona, 34-13, at Lambeau Field. —Rob Reischel, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024