path
Course through woods
A path is a way of reaching a destination or goal.
Cyclists travel on a bike path; a spiritual path is your religious or secular practice.
A path forward is a way, as yet untried, that may lead to a goal.
If something or someone crosses your path, you come across them, perhaps unexpectedly.
The path you follow is the particular way you reach a goal, result, or destination.
Way something faces
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
corridor · passage · lane · thoroughfare · track · artery · avenue · alley
Religious journey to shrine
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- questSeeking journey for something
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
spiritual · life · destiny · wandering · sojourn · migration · calling · purpose
Settled course of action
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- alternativeAnother available choice
fork · direction · divergent · chosen · branching · possibility · commitment · consequence
Deliverance from harm
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- spiritualRelating to the soul
faith · devotion · dharma · eightfold · narrow · virtue · pilgrimage · ascetic
Desire for achievement
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- professionTrained occupational field
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- advancementForward movement or promotion
trajectory · climb · ladder · success · opportunity · goal · achievement · vocation
Path for foot traffic
- stepping-stoneInterim stage toward goal
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- flagstoneFlat stone for paving
- brickFired clay building unit
cobblestone · meandering · winding · bordered · edged · pergola · arbor · archway
Recreational trail walking
- trekkingLong-distance foot travel
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
- woodlandForested land area
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
wilderness · nature · scenic · terrain · landscape · countryside · dirt · mountain
Progress toward maturity
- growthIncrease in size
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
phases · steps · linear · incremental · gradual · forward · onward · trajectory
direction
Way something faces
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
bypass · corridor · passage · lane · thoroughfare · track · artery · avenue · alley · sidewalk
pilgrimage
Religious journey to shrine
expedition · spiritual · life · destiny · wandering · sojourn · migration · calling · purpose · meaning
decision
Settled course of action
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
alternative · fork · direction · divergent · chosen · branching · possibility · commitment · consequence · regret
salvation
Deliverance from harm
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
spiritual · faith · devotion · dharma · eightfold · narrow · virtue · pilgrimage · ascetic · mystical
ambition
Desire for achievement
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- professionTrained occupational field
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
advancement · trajectory · climb · ladder · success · opportunity · goal · achievement · vocation · calling
walkway
Path for foot traffic
- stepping-stoneInterim stage toward goal
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- flagstoneFlat stone for paving
brick · cobblestone · meandering · winding · bordered · edged · pergola · arbor · archway · hedge-lined
hiking
Recreational trail walking
forest · wilderness · nature · scenic · terrain · landscape · countryside · dirt · mountain · blaze
development
Progress toward maturity
- growthIncrease in size
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
stages · phases · steps · linear · incremental · gradual · forward · onward · trajectory · course
directory
File system container
relative · root · parent · subdirectory · pathname · filepath · slash · backslash · extension · navigation
pathblockage
Obstruction halting movement
obstruction · barrier · obstacle · impasse · dead end
pathhighway
Major road for travel
freeway · motorway · expressway · superhighway · interstate
pathaimlessness
Lack of direction
wandering · directionlessness · purposelessness · stagnation · dead end
- cross pathsMeet by coincidence
- off the beaten pathUnconventional or isolated location
- crossed pathsEncountered by chance
- career pathProgression through occupations
- bike pathDesignated route for cyclists
- flight pathPlanned aerial trajectory
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