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alternate route

NOUN

detour

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deviation diversion

STRONG

branch bypass bypath byway circuit circumnavigation circumvention crotch divergence fork substitute

WEAK

back road circuitous route circumbendibus roundabout way runaround secondary highway service road temporary route

NOUN

shortcut

Synonyms

STRONG

alternative

WEAK

timesaver timesaving method

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Degrate had turned down FM 2989 as an alternate route.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

Drivers have been advised to use the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge as an alternate route.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2024

“By opening this alternate route, we will support the flow of marine traffic into Baltimore.”

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Traditionally many people trying to reach the United States have flown into Brazil or other South American countries, but knowledge of this alternate route has spread through word of mouth.

From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2023

They had heard on the radio that we were taking an alternate route.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

alternate route

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