Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun road
2 senses of road
Sense 1
road, route -- (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)
=> way -- (any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out")
Sense 2
road -- (a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame")
=> means, agency, way -- (how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success")