ASPHALT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ASPHALT?

Need another word that means the same as “asphalt”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “asphalt” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Asphalt” are: mineral pitch, bitumen, tar, cover, surface, floor, top, finish, concrete, concrete over, flag, tile, tarmac, metal

Asphalt as a Noun

Definitions of "Asphalt" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “asphalt” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing.
• The pitch used in asphalt, sometimes found in natural deposits but usually made by the distillation of crude oil.
• A mixture of dark bituminous pitch with sand or gravel, used for surfacing roads, flooring, roofing, etc.
• A dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons.

Synonyms of "Asphalt" as a noun (3 Words)

bitumen	Any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons. A kilometre and a half of bitumen.
mineral pitch	Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition.
tar	A substance resembling tar formed by burning tobacco or other material. High tar cigarettes.

Asphalt as a Verb

Definitions of "Asphalt" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “asphalt” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Cover with tar or asphalt.
• Surface with asphalt.

Synonyms of "Asphalt" as a verb (12 Words)

concrete	Make real or concrete instead of abstract. The post is concreted into the ground.
concrete over	Form into a solid mass; coalesce.
cover	Provide with a covering or cause to be covered. She was covered in confusion.
finish	Come or bring to a finish or an end. Dean finished well to put his team ahead.
flag	Register a vessel in a particular country under whose flag it then sails. The disease was flagged up as a priority area for research.
floor	Provide a room or area with a floor. That question floored him.
metal	Make or mend a road with road metal. Several miles of the old road had been metalled with crushed stone.
surface	Rise or come up to the surface of the water or the ground. I hope the list key is going to surface again.
tar	Cover something with tar. Tar the roof.
tarmac	Surface a road or other outdoor area with tarmac or a similar material. They ll be wanting to tarmac the path.
tile	Cover with tiles. The lobby was tiled in blue.
top	Be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point. Sliced and topped shots.

Usage Examples of "Asphalt" as a verb

• Asphalt the driveway.

Associations of "Asphalt" (30 Words)

avenue	A way of approaching a problem or making progress towards something. An avenue of limes.
boulevard	A wide street in a town or city, typically one lined with trees. Sunset Boulevard.
bridge	The central part of a pair of glasses fitting over the bridge of the nose. Her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose.
cement	Bind or join with or as if with cement. We cemented our friendship.
concrete	Make real or concrete instead of abstract. Concrete objects like stones.
crossing	The action of crossing something. The crossing of the Pennines.
crossover	The process of achieving success in a different field or style, especially in popular music. A crossover study.
crossroad	A junction where one street or road crosses another.
crosswalk	A marked part of a road where pedestrians have right of way to cross; a pedestrian crossing.
drawbridge	A bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it. There was a rattle of chains as the drawbridge was lowered.
driveway	A road leading up to a private house. One of the suspects backed a vehicle into the driveway.
fordable	Shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle. The stream was fordable.
highway	(chiefly in official use) a public road. The highway to success.
intersection	A representation of common ground between theories or phenomena. The set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things.
junction	A point where two or more things are joined. The junction of Queen s Road and Lancaster Avenue.
lamppost	A metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight.
lane	A route prescribed for or regularly followed by ships or aircraft. The car moved into the outside lane.
masonry	Freemasonry. Masonry nails.
path	A course of conduct. A vegetarian diet could be the path to a longer life.
pave	A setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows. Pave the roads in the village.
pavement	Material used to pave an area. A pavement cafe.
pedestrian	A person who travels by foot. The road is so dangerous pedestrians avoid it.
road	The part of a road intended for vehicles especially in contrast to a verge or pavement. They waited for a clear road at Hellifield Junction.
roadway	A road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel.
route	Send via a specific route. The scenic route from Florence to Siena.
sidewalk	A paved path for pedestrians at the side of a road; a pavement.
skyway	A covered overhead walkway between buildings. Skyways from 18 000 to 40 000 feet resemble a highway system.
street	The streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction. The street kids of the city.
tarmac	A runway or other area surfaced with tarmac or a similar material. The tarmac path.
walkway	A passage or path for walking along, especially a raised passageway connecting different sections of a building or a wide path in a park or garden.