streets, roads, boulevards, routes, ways, thoroughfares, paths
ways - routes - tracks - trails - courses - passages - pathways - avenues
Paths are routes or ways that connect one place to another, allowing people, animals, or vehicles to move from a starting point to a destination. They can be physical, such as footpaths in nature, roads, or trails, or more abstract, like career paths or life paths that describe a sequence of choices and developments. In everyday language, the term can refer to both clearly marked routes and more informal tracks created by repeated use. Paths help provide orientation, structure, and options for movement or progress, whether in a physical environment or in a figurative, personal, or professional sense.