paths
Ways through woods
Paths is the plural of path—a track or way for walking, or a course of movement or action.
Physical paths are trails through woods or gardens: The paths through the park were covered in leaves.
Abstract paths are trajectories or approaches: career paths, paths to success, We took different paths in life.
In computing, a path specifies a file's location in a directory structure.
Path through wilderness
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
- trackPath or monitored route
- bridlewayTrack for horse riders
- greenwayConserved trail corridor
lane · sidewalk · pavement · stepping stones · boardwalk · towpath · causeway · alley
Major road for travel
- interstateBetween political regions
- roadVehicle travel surface
- thoroughfareMain public road
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
corridor · avenue · boulevard · street · expressway · turnpike · bypass · detour
Settled course of action
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- alternativesOther available options
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- forkTined eating tool
divergence · branching · selection · dilemma · turning point · juncture · direction · commitment
Seeking journey for something
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
trek · adventure · exploration · wandering · migration · passage · crossing · transition
Trained occupational field
- vocationDedicated career path
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- advancementForward movement or promotion
promotion · ladder · stepping stone · mentor · apprenticeship · specialization · field · industry
trail
Path through wilderness
greenway · lane · sidewalk · pavement · stepping stones · boardwalk · towpath · causeway · alley · passageway
highway
Major road for travel
- interstateBetween political regions
- roadVehicle travel surface
- thoroughfareMain public road
artery · corridor · avenue · boulevard · street · expressway · turnpike · bypass · detour · shortcut
decision
Settled course of action
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- alternativesOther available options
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
fork · divergence · branching · selection · dilemma · turning point · juncture · direction · commitment · consequences
quest
Seeking journey for something
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- voyageJourney by sea
expedition · trek · adventure · exploration · wandering · migration · passage · crossing · transition · trajectory
profession
Trained occupational field
- vocationDedicated career path
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- trajectoryPath of moving object
advancement · promotion · ladder · stepping stone · mentor · apprenticeship · specialization · field · industry · credentials
node
Connection point in networks
- connectionA joining or relation
- linkPoint of connection
- topologyStudy of spatial arrangement
routing · gateway · protocol · dataflow · traversal · graph · tree · directory · filepath · pathname
- mountain thingspeaks, summits, valleys, hills, cliffs
- parksplayground, Hyde Park, Yellowstone, Grant Park, picnic table
- approachesapproach, approaches, method, methods, way
- dark forestshadows, gloom, moonlight, owls, wolves
- game boardsgame board, squares, spaces, tiles, hex
- location termsGPS, coordinates, latitude, longitude, mapping
pathsblockages
Things stopping flow
barriers · obstructions · walls · obstacles · impasses
pathswilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
uncharted territory · virgin territory · terra incognita · the bush · backcountry
pathsdead ends
Routes with no exit
impasses · stagnation · blind alleys · cul-de-sacs · aimlessness
- 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
path, empathy, sympathy, pathway, apathy, footpath, telepathy, pathfinder, psychopath