Antonyms for one-way


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : wuhn-wey
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwʌnˈweɪ


Definition of one-way

Origin :
  • 1906, in reference to travel tickets; 1914 in reference to streets; 1940 in reference to windows, mirrors, etc.; from one + way.
  • As in through : adj direct
  • As in tip : noun gratuity paid
Example sentences :
  • And “the one-way trail” is the trail over which there is no returning.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Unfortunately, at that distance, the connection was one-way.
  • Extract from : « Earthmen Bearing Gifts » by Fredric Brown
  • The one-way trip is an easy day's journey from Glacier Point.
  • Extract from : « Guide to Yosemite » by Ansel Hall
  • A one-way rocket to the moon and he tells me the toughest part's over.
  • Extract from : « First on the Moon » by Jeff Sutton
  • Nearly 90% of its weight was fuel, for the one-way trip to Mars.
  • Extract from : « Atom Drive » by Charles Louis Fontenay
  • And as he watched his thoughts reverted to the doctrine of the one-way trail.
  • Extract from : « The One-Way Trail » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • The one-way trail was well marked for him, and he had traveled it as best he knew how.
  • Extract from : « The One-Way Trail » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • I'm about to leave this country on what might turn out to be a one-way trip to the grave.
  • Extract from : « The Five Arrows » by Allan Chase
  • Representation appears to common sense to be a one-way sort of traffic.
  • Extract from : « Theodicy » by G. W. Leibniz
  • It had grown and developed as Bart had, fed by the one-way telepathic flow from the stronger mind to the weaker.
  • Extract from : « Anything You Can Do ... » by Gordon Randall Garrett

Synonyms for one-way

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