way

The word “way” has 1 syllable: way

It's pronounced as /ˈweɪ/


What is synonym and antonym for way?

In the thesaurus, “way” has 67 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for way along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for way

  • alternative
  • approach
  • badly
  • boulevard
  • carriageway
  • choice
  • course
  • custom
  • damn
  • damned
  • desperately
  • distance
  • door
  • doorway
  • especially
  • expressway
  • extremely
  • far
  • freeway
  • full
  • greatly
  • habit
  • heavily
  • highly
  • highway
  • how
  • incredibly
  • intensely
  • jolly
  • length
  • manner
  • method
  • methodology
  • most
  • much
  • option
  • particularly
  • path
  • pattern
  • place
  • practice
  • proneness
  • real
  • really
  • ritual
  • road
  • roadway
  • room
  • route
  • seriously
  • severely
  • so
  • space
  • strategy
  • street
  • such
  • super
  • technique
  • tendency
  • terribly
  • that
  • thoroughfare
  • too
  • trick
  • very
  • width
  • wildly

Antonyms for way

  • coercion
  • disinclination
  • dislike
  • duress
  • duty
  • force
  • indisposition
  • little
  • nominally
  • obligation
  • slightly
  • somewhat

Meanings of way

  • noun
    1. (heading) To do with a place or places.
    2. A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.
    3. A state or condition.
    4. (heading) Personal interaction.
    5. A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc.
    6. Speed, progress, momentum.
    7. A degree, an amount, a sense.
    8. (As the head of an interjectory clause, followed by an infinitive starting with “to”) Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation.
    9. The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched.
    10. The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves.
    11. The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand.
  • verb
    1. To travel.
  • interjection
    1. (only in reply to no way) yes; it is true; it is possible.
  • adverb
    1. (with comparative or modified adjective) Much.
    2. (with positive adjective) Very.
    3. Far.

Example Sentences

  • She always finds a way to solve her problems.
  • This is the best way to learn a new language.
  • The river carved its way through the mountains.
  • He moved out of the way to let the car pass.
  • We are on our way to the beach this weekend.

On this page you'll find 79 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to way, such as: alternative, approach, badly, boulevard, carriageway, choice, coercion.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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