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pathway

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of PATHWAY

1

a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps <we parked our car near a rambling pathway that led down to the pond>

Synonyms footpath, path, pathway, trace, track

Related Words bridle path; towpath; alley, alleyway, bypath, byroad, bystreet, byway, passageway, walkway; cutoff, shortcut; lane, pass, passage, road, roadway, route, row, run, runway, street, thoroughfare

2

the direction along which something or someone moves <the long, winding pathway of the river before it meets the sea>

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

Related Words circle, circuit, loop, orbit; arc, flight path, trajectory; ascent, descent

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