sidestreet
Off the boulevard
A sidestreet is a smaller road branching off a main thoroughfare, typically in an urban or suburban area.
Sidestreets carry less traffic and often serve residential neighborhoods: We turned down a quiet sidestreet to avoid the congestion.
Also spelled as two words: side street.
Narrow way between buildings
- laneDesignated travel strip
- backstreetMinor road, secondary
- bywayMinor secondary route
- alleywayNarrow urban passage
passage · pathway · thoroughfare · neighborhood · district · quarter · enclave · vicinity
Calm and untroubled
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- calmFree from agitation
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
hushed · secluded · tucked-away · sleepy · undisturbed · residential · tree-lined · cobblestone
Quicker alternative path
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- alternateOccur in succession
- parallelEquidistant at all points
connecting · unmarked · unnamed · one-way · narrow · winding · crooked · unpaved
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- hiddenKept out of sight
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
unobtrusive · shadowy · inconspicuous · anonymous · obscure · rendezvous · escape · getaway
alley
Narrow way between buildings
- laneDesignated travel strip
- backstreetMinor road, secondary
- bywayMinor secondary route
alleyway · passage · pathway · thoroughfare · neighborhood · district · quarter · enclave · vicinity · precinct
tranquil
Calm and untroubled
stillness · hushed · secluded · tucked-away · sleepy · undisturbed · residential · tree-lined · cobblestone · quaint
shortcut
Quicker alternative path
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- alternateOccur in succession
parallel · connecting · unmarked · unnamed · one-way · narrow · winding · crooked · unpaved · potholed
clandestine
Concealed from authorities
discreet · unobtrusive · shadowy · inconspicuous · anonymous · obscure · rendezvous · escape · getaway · evasion
sidestreetmain road
Primary vehicular thoroughfare
highway · thoroughfare · arterial road · primary road · avenue
side, street, sidewalk, sideways, streets, streetwise, streetlight, streetwear, high street