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

Need another word that means the same as “avenue”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “avenue” in this overview.

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Avenue as a Noun
Definitions of "Avenue" as a noun
Synonyms of "Avenue" as a noun (14 Words)
Usage Examples of "Avenue" as a noun
Associations of "Avenue" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Avenue” are: boulevard, driveway, approach, access road, road, street, thoroughfare, way, broadway, highway, line, path, direction, route

Avenue as a Noun

Definitions of "Avenue" as a noun

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

A thoroughfare running at right angles to the streets in a city laid out on a grid pattern.
A way of approaching a problem or making progress towards something.
A broad road in a town or city, typically having trees at regular intervals along its sides.
A line of approach.
A wide street or thoroughfare.
A tree-lined approach to a country house or similar building.

Synonyms of "Avenue" as a noun (14 Words)

access road	The right to enter.
approach	The temporal property of becoming nearer in time. He lost the hole when his approach* rolled over the green.*
boulevard	A wide street or thoroughfare. Sunset Boulevard.
broadway	A street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters. Fulham Broadway.
direction	Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. Any dialogue between them is a step in the right direction.
driveway	A road leading up to a private house. They parked in the driveway.
highway	A main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities. A six lane highway.
line	Denoting an image consisting of lines and solid areas with no gradation of tone. The artist s use of clean line* and colour.*
path	A definition of the order in which an operating system or program searches for a file or executable program. A vegetarian diet could be the path* to a longer life.*
road	The part of a road intended for vehicles especially in contrast to a verge or pavement. A country road.
route	A way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination. The many routes to a healthier diet will be described.
street	The streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction. He worked both sides of the street.
thoroughfare	A public road from one place to another. The main thoroughfares are crowded with tourists.
way	A general category of things used in the expression in the way of. My years of acclimatization to British ways.

Usage Examples of "Avenue" as a noun

It promises to open new avenues to understanding.
Shaftesbury Avenue.
Three possible avenues of research suggested themselves.
7th Avenue.
Tree-lined avenues surround the hotel.
They explored every avenue they could think of.
An avenue of limes.

Associations of "Avenue" (30 Words)

asphalt	The pitch used in asphalt sometimes found in natural deposits but usually made by the distillation of crude oil. Asphalt the driveway.
boulevard	A wide street in a town or city, typically one lined with trees. Sunset Boulevard.
busy	Unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability engaged is a British term for a busy telephone line. Kept getting a busy* signal.*
crisscross	Marked with crossing lines. Crisscross the sheet of paper.
cross	Mark or annotate a cheque typically by drawing a pair of parallel lines across it to indicate that it must be paid into a named bank account. The system is a cross* between a monorail and a conventional railway.*
crossing	The action of crossing something. A stream of cars was waiting for the railway crossing* barriers to be opened.*
crossover	The interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis. 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.
delineation	Representation by drawing or painting etc. The eventual delineation* of the border between the two states.*
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.*
fordable	Shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle. The stream was fordable.
intersect	(of two or more things) pass or lie across each other. Lines of latitude and longitude intersect* at right angles.*
intersection	An act of intersecting. His course is on a direct intersection* with ours.*
jaywalk	Cross the road at a red light. You jaywalked across a busy four lane street.
junction	Something that joins or connects. Accidents happen at road junctions.
lamppost	A metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight.
lane	A well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic. DNA from various sources is placed in separate lanes on an electrophoretic gel.
lineation	The division of text into lines. The punctuation and lineation* are reproduced accurately.*
overlap	A part or amount which overlaps. There are many overlaps between the approaches.
partially	Only in part; to a limited extent. The work partially* fulfills the function of a historical memoir.*
pavement	A horizontal expanse of bare rock or cemented fragments. The pavements and columns of these ancient ruins provided the material for more recent structures.
pedestrian	Lacking inspiration or excitement; dull. A pedestrian* bridge.*
road	A railroad. The road* to fame.*
roadway	The part of a bridge or railway used by traffic.
route	Send via a specific route. Proposals have been put forward for a new route* around the south of the town.*
sidewalk	A paved path for pedestrians at the side of a road; a pavement.
street	The streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction. The whole street* protested the absence of street lights.*
thoroughfare	A road or path forming a route between two places. The middle bedroom is a thoroughfare* to the bathroom.*
walker	A light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk. A fell walker.