Synonyms of street

Noun


1. street, thoroughfare

usage: a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"

2. street, thoroughfare

usage: the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel; "be careful crossing the street"

3. street, environment

usage: the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction; "she tried to keep her children off the street"

4. street, opportunity, chance

usage: a situation offering opportunities; "he worked both sides of the street"; "cooperation is a two-way street"

5. street, neighborhood, neighbourhood

usage: people living or working on the same street; "the whole street protested the absence of street lights"

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