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path Synonyms

Another word for path

Choosing another word for path depends on context, so the 21 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 4 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

A narrow way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading.

Usage Example

"We followed a winding stone footpath through the botanical garden to reach the greenhouse."

Strongest
footpath
pathway
walkway
Strong
trail
track
walk
lane
Weak
alley

• noun (Context 2)

The course or direction in which a person or thing is moving.

Usage Example

"Meteorologists closely monitored the projected course of the approaching tropical storm."

Strongest
course
route
trajectory
Strong
track
direction
way
Weak
orbit
passage

• noun (Context 3)

A course of action or way of achieving a specified result or conducting one's life.

Usage Example

"After graduating from university, she chose a career course in environmental law."

Strongest
course
Strong
direction
road
route
avenue
way
track
line
Weak
approach

• noun (Context 4)

A sequence of directory names and filenames that specifies the unique location of a file or folder in a computer's file system.

Usage Example

"Make sure to enter the full file pathname in the configuration script so the program can locate the dataset."

Strongest
pathname
filepath

• Nearby Words

paternalistic
paternally
paternity
path
pathbreaker
pathbreaking
pathetic

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Path. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/path
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