avenue

noun

av·​e·​nue ˈa-və-ˌnü 

-ˌnyü

1

: a way of access : route

2

: a channel for pursuing a desired object

avenues of communication

3

a

chiefly British : the principal walk or driveway to a house situated off a main road

b

: a broad passageway bordered by trees

4

: an often broad street or road

Synonyms of avenue

• street
• thoroughfare
• road
• highway
• route
• freeway
• boulevard
• expressway
• roadway
• carriageway
• artery
• turnpike

Examples of avenue in a Sentence

We drove down the avenue.

We plan to pursue all available avenues to get our message to the public.

They have closed off that avenue of discussion.

a new avenue of research

Recent Examples on the Web

Rockwell remembers learning how to make a phone call during the early Idol seasons, when finalists had dedicated call-in numbers, and still prefers casting votes through more traditional avenues, like texting. —Philiana Ng, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026

The Asia Center sits along Federal Boulevard between Alameda and Mississippi avenues, a corridor the city designated as the Little Saigon Business District in 2014. —Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026

But a percentage of trips will likely move over to the other East Side avenues, and those patterns will need a good close look. —Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 Apr. 2026

For the rest of us, the construction kickoff means delay upon delay as streets, avenues and roads are awash with heavy equipment and construction workers laboring with jackhammers, picks and shovels. —Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from feminine of avenu, past participle of avenir to come to, from Latin advenire — more at adventure

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for avenue

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou

Kids Definition

avenue

noun

av·​e·​nue ˈav-ə-ˌn(y)ü 

1

: a way or route to a place or goal : path

2

: a usually wide street