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fairway Antonyms

Opposite of fairway

Pinning down the opposite of fairway requires matching its exact sense, so the antonyms and opposite words below are paired with a clear noun definition and ranked by contrast strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

In golf, the closely mown strip of turf on a course extending between the teeing ground and the putting green, bordered on either side by the rough.

Usage Example

"Her tee shot landed squarely in the middle of the rough, setting up an easy approach to the green."

Strongest
rough

Similar words to fairway

Words similar to fairway shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

channel
sea lane
waterway
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• Nearby Words

fairish
fairly
fairness
fairway
fairweather
fairyland
fairylike

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Fairway. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/fairway
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