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Definitions

way

[wey] / weɪ /
NOUN
method, technique
Synonyms
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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
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alternative approach course line path progress road trend
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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
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aspect behavior circumstance condition detail fashion form manner nature particular practice respect sense situation state style thing tone use
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conduct consuetude custom feature fettle gait groove guise hook idiosyncrasy kick personality point praxis shape shot status trait trick usage wont

Example Sentences

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We walked and talked our way through the Catlett exhibition and then kept going.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

"I'm going to give it my all until the end of the season to finish this adventure with CAB in the best possible way."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Memory-chip stocks were supposed to be the safe way to play AI.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

When my mom said that to me, I realized it was the first time she’d ever talked to one of her children that way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Then, somewhere along the way, I stopped hoping.

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

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