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Definitions

back street

NOUN
alley
Synonyms
STRONG
alleyway lane passageway path pathway walk
NOUN
back road
Synonyms
WEAK
alley alleyway country road side street
Antonyms
WEAK
highway main road
NOUN
lane
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artery avenue boulevard expressway highway pathway roadway route street thoroughfare
STRONG
alley byway drive parkway passage throughway thruway turnpike
NOUN
road
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artery avenue boulevard course drive expressway highway lane line parking lot pathway pavement roadway route street subway thoroughfare track trail way
STRONG
alley asphalt byway cobblestone concrete crossroad direction drag parkway passage pike terrace throughway thruway turnpike viaduct
WEAK
dragway main drag
NOUN
roadway
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artery asphalt avenue boulevard byway expressway freeway highway lane parking lot path pathway pavement route street subway superhighway terrace thoroughfare turnpike viaduct
STRONG
cobblestone concrete course crossroad direction drag drive line parkway passage pike throughway thruway track trail way
WEAK
dragway main drag
NOUN
superhighway
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artery expressway freeway pathway roadway subway thoroughfare turnpike viaduct
STRONG
asphalt avenue boulevard byway cobblestone concrete course crossroad direction drag drive highway lane line parkway passage path pavement pike route street terrace throughway thruway track trail way
WEAK
dragway main drag parking lot
NOUN
thruway
Synonyms
STRONG
artery asphalt avenue boulevard byway cobblestone concrete course crossroad direction drag drive expressway freeway highway lane line parkway passage path pathway pavement pike roadway route street subway superhighway terrace thoroughfare throughway track trail turnpike viaduct way
WEAK
dragway main drag parking lot

Example Sentences

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Find the right back street just south of the French Quarter, ascend a set of stairs and you’ll find Habakuk Fine Coffee and Bistro, a Michelin Bib Gourmand winner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

My brilliant solution was to somehow maneuver the Civic two blocks, bucking and wheezing all the way, park it out of sight on a back street, and furtively drive my own car to Seattle.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023

A vast array of people can be glimpsed when turning a corner or stepping into a back street.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2023

Ryan, 30, from Lancashire, once had to hide in a back street for an hour after being chased by players.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2023

Pelletier expected to find him attached to some grand institution, so he was astounded to discover him teaching elementary arithmetic to boys in a small school on a back street.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.