backway
Hidden side route
A backway is a secondary or alternative route, typically less direct or less traveled than the main path.
It often implies a back road, alley, or indirect passage: We took the backway to avoid traffic.
In some Caribbean dialects, backway describes something done secretly or through unofficial channels.
Narrow way between buildings
- pathRoute for traveling
- passageSegment of text
- laneDesignated travel strip
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
corridor · tunnel · footpath · track · walkway · trail · sideway · backstreet
Alternate path around obstruction
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- skirtWaist-hung lower garment
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
workaround · diversion · circumvent · indirect · circuitous · avoidance · reroute · alternative
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
undercover · discreet · hidden · concealed · unobtrusive · inconspicuous · cloak-and-dagger · under-the-table
alley
Narrow way between buildings
shortcut · corridor · tunnel · footpath · track · walkway · trail · sideway · backstreet · backroad
detour
Alternate path around obstruction
roundabout · workaround · diversion · circumvent · indirect · circuitous · avoidance · reroute · alternative · runaround
clandestine
Concealed from authorities
surreptitious · undercover · discreet · hidden · concealed · unobtrusive · inconspicuous · cloak-and-dagger · under-the-table · hush-hush
flee
Depart swiftly from threat
exit · breakout · elude · abscond · vanish · extricate · bolt-hole · hideout
- alternate routesbypass, detour, alternate route, reroute, diversion
- pathstrail, walkway, footpath, walking path, garden path
- bend over backwardsTry unusually hard to please
- going backwardsMoving in reverse direction
- bending over backwardsExtreme effort to please
- leaning over backwardsExtreme effort to accommodate