way

[wey] / weɪ /

NOUN

method, technique

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action approach course fashion form idea manner means measure move plan practice procedure process step style system use

STRONG

contrivance custom design expedient groove habit habitude instrument kick mode outline plot policy scheme shot stroke tack usage wont

WEAK

course of action modus

NOUN

direction, route

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alternative approach course line path progress road trend

STRONG

access admission admittance advance artery avenue bearing boulevard byway channel distance door entrance entry extent gate gateway headway highway ingress journey lane length march movement opening orbit passage pathway progression ride room row space street stretch tendency thoroughfare track trail walk

WEAK

elbowroom entrée forward motion stone's throw thataway

NOUN

characteristic, habit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aspect behavior circumstance condition detail fashion form manner nature particular practice respect sense situation state style thing tone use

STRONG

conduct consuetude custom feature fettle gait groove guise hook idiosyncrasy kick personality point praxis shape shot status trait trick usage wont

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First half was terrible again and felt one goal would probably decide it - luckily went our way.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The way things are going, it might be their last chance for a long time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

She said she and her volunteers cook around 150 hot meals a day, delivered to people displaced and those in need, helping in whatever way possible despite their limited means.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Our yearning to forget is superseded by our desire to understand why things are the way they are.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Tonight, Jillian sees Parker as a surprisingly decent singer who dances in a bouncy and carefree way that is distinctly different from his older brother’s sexy moves.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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