routes

NOUN

path over which someone or something travels

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avenue course direction itinerary journey line passage program road track trail way

STRONG

beat beeline byway circuit detour digression divergence meandering pavement pike plot rambling range round rounds run tack wandering

WEAK

short cut

VERB

send along a path

Synonyms

STRONGEST

transmit

STRONG

address conduct consign convey direct dispatch escort forward guide lead pilot remit see shepherd ship show steer

Antonyms

STRONG

abandon hold ignore keep leave lose maintain misguide mislead neglect overlook retain

Example Sentences

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In a Facebook post, the California Highway Patrol suggested motorists use State Routes 41 and 120 as alternatives to enter Yosemite.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

Like most, I entered the park’s main day-use area by way of State Routes 9 and 236 near Boulder Creek.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

There are also disruptions on some Great Western Railway Routes and on various Transport for Wales routes.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2024

Routes were remarkably stable a short time ago.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

With Maps of the Country Through Which the Routes Pass, in the Northern, Middle, and Eastern States, a book whose title was as grand and cocksure as the New World it so thrillingly described.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood