Definitions

alleyway

[al-ee-wey] / ˈæl iˌweɪ /

NOUN

alley

Synonyms

STRONG

lane passageway path pathway walk

WEAK

back street

NOUN

back road

Synonyms

WEAK

alley back street country road side street

Antonyms

WEAK

highway main road

NOUN

passage/passageway

Synonyms

WEAK

access alley avenue channel corridor course doorway entrance entrance hall exit gap hall hallway lane line lobby opening pathway road route shaft subway thoroughfare tunnel vestibule way

Antonyms

WEAK

blockage stop

Example Sentences

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I go down to this alleyway, I hand him flyers, him and his friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

As he sprinted down an alleyway in April 2020, former Whittier Det.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

The first-generation underground churches of a half-century ago met in houses and undisclosed alleyway rooms, gathering by word of mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

He then ran off down an alleyway, pursued by the officers.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

I wobbled into an alleyway and laid myself down.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

alleyway

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