path | Definition of path

Synonyms and Antonyms of path

1 the direction along which something or someone moves

try to stay out of the path of the golf balls while playing

I tripped over a rock directly in my path

Synonyms of path

course, line, pathway, route, routeway [chiefly British], steps, track, way

Words Related to path

circle, circuit, loop, orbit

arc, flight path, trajectory

ascent, descent

2 a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps

a path worn through the library lawn by too many people walking over it

Synonyms of path

footpath, pathway, trace, track, trail

Words Related to path

alley, alleyway, bypath, byroad, bystreet, byway, passageway, walkway

cutoff, shortcut

lane, pass, passage, road, roadway, route, row, run, runway, street, thoroughfare

3 an established course for traveling from one place to another

the path along which ancient traders traveled from Europe to China was known as the Silk Road

Synonyms of path

approach, avenue, passage, route, way

Words Related to path

bypath, byway, lane, laneway [British]

artery, boulevard, bypass, drive, expressway, freeway, high road, highway, pass, passageway, pike, road, roadway, routeway [chiefly British], row, street, thoroughfare, turnpike

trace, track, trail

bikeway, cycleway [British]

channel, gat, watercourse, waterway

door, doorway, gate, gateway, hatch, portal