List of 426 Sets of Synonyms and How they Differ in Meaning -- Total of 2307 Synonymous Words

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SYNONYMS: way, route, course, passage, pass, artery.

These nouns refer to paths leading from one place or point to another.

Way is the least specific: Many ways meet in one town. We made our way on foot. Show me the way home.

Route refers to a planned, well-established, or regularly traveled way: They know the routes of the trappers; where to waylay them. Their speed over the great ocean routes was achieved by perfect balance of spars and sails to the curving lines of the hull.

Course suggests the path or channel taken by something, such as a river or a satellite, that moves: The stars are in their courses; Steer a course for home.

Pass usually refers to a way affording passage around, over, or through a barrier: They had reached one of those very narrow passes between two tall stones.

An artery is a main route for the circulation of traffic into which local routes flow: The city council voted to close the central artery for extensive repairs.