Antonyms for pathways


Grammar : Noun
Spell : path-wey, pahth-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæθˌweɪ, ˈpɑθ-


Definition of pathways

Origin :
  • 1530s, from path + way (n.). An etymological tautology.
  • As in lane : noun road
  • As in artery : noun channel
  • As in passage/passageway : noun path for travel
  • As in path : noun course, way
  • As in avenue : noun street; path
  • As in road : noun path upon which travel occurs
  • As in track : noun path, way
  • As in trail : noun path, track
  • As in way : noun direction, route
  • As in roadway : noun road
  • As in superhighway : noun road
  • As in thruway : noun road
  • As in downlink : noun transmission path for data
  • As in alley : noun narrow passage
Example sentences :
  • Pathways are opened up to great heights, but also to great depths.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • This is the point to which the pathways of your lives have tended.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • Of all the pathways used by man this is the longest and the greatest.
  • Extract from : « Europe After 8:15 » by H. L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan and Willard Huntington Wright
  • He did more than any other man to open the pathways to the Pacific coast.
  • Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 » by Various
  • The barn had a slate roof; the railings were new; the pathways had been metalled.
  • Extract from : « Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 » by Gustave Flaubert
  • When the world was made, there were no roads and no pathways.
  • Extract from : « Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories » by Anonymous
  • About the cedarn alleys: about the pathways through cedar groves.
  • Extract from : « Minor Poems by Milton » by John Milton
  • To this end he taught the people principles which were pathways to the future.
  • Extract from : « Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by George Jacob Holyoake
  • Our pathways have strangely crossed each other, and you have been kind to me.
  • Extract from : « The Coming of the King » by James Hocking
  • If the atmosphere is dry, the pathways and walls should be sprinkled with water.
  • Extract from : « The Practical Garden-Book » by C. E. Hunn

Synonyms for pathways

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