I slipped and fell on the icy sidewalk.
Source: tatoeba (259656)
Sidewalk
/ˈsaɪdwɔk/
Synonyms for "sidewalk" (42 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (21)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: pavement, alameda, banquette, beaten path, beaten track.
- Sentence evidence is available for sidewalk, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "sidewalk".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "sidewalk"
Keep "sidewalk" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "sidewalk" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "sidewalk", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "sidewalk" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
140 translations across 78 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- sypaadjie noun (paved footpath)
Albanian
2 entries- lëmaqe noun (paved footpath)
- trotuar noun (paved footpath)
Arabic
3 entries- رَصِيف noun (paved footpath)
- طَوَار noun (paved footpath)
- طُوَار noun (paved footpath)
Armenian
3 entries- լրիկ noun (paved footpath)
- մայթ noun (paved footpath)
- տրոտուար noun (paved footpath)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- küçə səkisi noun (paved footpath)
- səki noun (paved footpath)
Basque
1 entries- espaloi noun (paved footpath)
Belarusian
2 entries- тратуа́р noun (paved footpath)
- хо́днік noun (paved footpath)
Bengali
1 entries- ফুটপাথ noun (paved footpath)
Bulgarian
2 entries- пло́чник noun (paved footpath)
- тротоа́р noun (paved footpath)
Burmese
1 entries- ပလက်ဖောင်း noun (paved footpath)
Catalan
2 entries- voravia noun (paved footpath)
- vorera noun (paved footpath)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 行人徑 /行人径 noun (paved footpath)
- 行人路 noun (paved footpath)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 人行道 noun (paved footpath)
- 步道 noun (paved footpath)
Czech
1 entries- chodník noun (paved footpath)
Danish
1 entries- fortov noun (paved footpath)
Dari
1 entries- پِیَادَهرَو noun (paved footpath)
Dutch
3 entries- stoep noun (paved footpath)
- trottoir noun (paved footpath)
- voetpad noun (paved footpath)
Esperanto
1 entries- trotuaro noun (paved footpath)
Estonian
1 entries- sillutis noun (paved footpath)
Finnish
2 entries- jalkakäytävä noun (paved footpath)
- katukäytävä noun (paved footpath)
French
1 entries- trottoir noun (paved footpath)
Galician
3 entries- beirarrúa noun (paved footpath)
- calzada noun (paved footpath)
- paseo noun (paved footpath)
Georgian
1 entries- ტროტუარი noun (paved footpath)
German
4 entries- Bürgersteig noun (paved footpath)
- Fußgängerweg noun (paved footpath)
- Gangsteig noun (paved footpath)
- Gehsteig noun (paved footpath)
Greek
1 entries- πεζοδρόμιο noun (paved footpath)
Greenlandic
1 entries- aqqutissiaq noun (paved footpath)
Hebrew
1 entries- מִדְרָכָה noun (paved footpath)
Hindi
3 entries- पटरी noun (paved footpath)
- फ़ुटपाथ noun (paved footpath)
- फुटपाथ noun (paved footpath)
Hungarian
2 entries- gyalogjáró noun (paved footpath)
- járda noun (paved footpath)
Icelandic
2 entries- fortóv noun (paved footpath)
- gangstétt noun (paved footpath)
Ido
1 entries- trotuaro noun (paved footpath)
Indonesian
1 entries- trotoar noun (paved footpath)
Interlingua
1 entries- trottoir noun (paved footpath)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- پِیادِهرُو noun (paved footpath)
Irish
1 entries- cosán noun (paved footpath)
Italian
1 entries- marciapiede noun (paved footpath)
Japanese
4 entries- 人道 noun (paved footpath)
- 歩道 noun (paved footpath)
- 舗装 noun (paved footpath)
- 舗道 noun (paved footpath)
Kazakh
2 entries- аяқжол noun (paved footpath)
- тротуар noun (paved footpath)
Khmer
1 entries- ចិញ្ចើមថ្នល់ noun (paved footpath)
Korean
2 entries- 보도 noun (paved footpath)
- 인도 noun (paved footpath)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- жанжол noun (paved footpath)
- тротуар noun (paved footpath)
Lao
2 entries- ທາງຍ່າງ noun (paved footpath)
- ທາງເທົ້າ noun (paved footpath)
Latvian
2 entries- ietve noun (paved footpath)
- trotuārs noun (paved footpath)
Libyan Arabic
1 entries- مرشبيدي noun (paved footpath)
Lithuanian
1 entries- danga noun (paved footpath)
Macedonian
4 entries- допат noun (paved footpath)
- пешачник noun (paved footpath)
- плочник noun (paved footpath)
- тротоа́р noun (paved footpath)
Malay
2 entries- laluan jalan kaki noun (paved footpath)
- trotoar noun (paved footpath)
Maltese
1 entries- bankina noun (paved footpath)
Mongolian
1 entries- явган зам noun (paved footpath)
Norman
2 entries- pavé noun (paved footpath)
- trottouaithe noun (paved footpath)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- peyarê noun (paved footpath)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- fortau noun (paved footpath)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- fortau noun (paved footpath)
Pashto
2 entries- پلي لار noun (paved footpath)
- پياده رو noun (paved footpath)
Polish
1 entries- chodnik noun (paved footpath)
Portuguese
2 entries- calçada noun (paved footpath)
- passeio noun (paved footpath)
Romanian
3 entries- caldarâm noun (paved footpath)
- pavaj noun (paved footpath)
- trotuar noun (paved footpath)
Russian
2 entries- мостова́я noun (paved footpath)
- тротуа́р noun (paved footpath)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- cabhsair noun (paved footpath)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- plȍčnīk noun (paved footpath)
- trotòār noun (paved footpath)
- пло̏чнӣк noun (paved footpath)
- трото̀а̄р noun (paved footpath)
Sicilian
1 entries- banchina noun (paved footpath)
Slovak
1 entries- chodník noun (paved footpath)
Slovene
1 entries- pločnik noun (paved footpath)
Spanish
4 entries- acera noun (paved footpath)
- andén noun (paved footpath)
- banqueta noun (paved footpath)
- escarpa noun (paved footpath)
Swedish
1 entries- trottoar noun (paved footpath)
Tagalog
1 entries- bangketa noun (paved footpath)
Tajik
4 entries- пайраха noun (paved footpath)
- пиёдагард noun (paved footpath)
- пиёдарав noun (paved footpath)
- пиёдараҳа noun (paved footpath)
Telugu
1 entries- కాలిబాట noun (paved footpath)
Tetum
1 entries- trotoár noun (paved footpath)
Thai
3 entries- ทางเท้า noun (paved footpath)
- บาทวิถี noun (paved footpath)
- ฟุตบาท noun (paved footpath)
Turkish
1 entries- kaldırım noun (paved footpath)
Ukrainian
2 entries- тротуа́р noun (paved footpath)
- хідни́к noun (paved footpath)
Urdu
3 entries- فَرْش noun (paved footpath)
- فُوٹ پاتھ noun (paved footpath)
- فُٹ پاتھ noun (paved footpath)
Uzbek
2 entries- trotuar noun (paved footpath)
- yoʻlka noun (paved footpath)
Venetan
1 entries- marciapìe noun (paved footpath)
Vietnamese
1 entries- vỉa hè noun (paved footpath)
Welsh
2 entries- palmant noun (paved footpath)
- seri noun (paved footpath)
Yiddish
1 entries- טראָטואַר noun (paved footpath)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Leaves collect on the sidewalk in the fall.
Source: tatoeba (266350)
The flower pot crashed to the sidewalk.
Source: tatoeba (268582)
Shoppers hurried along the sidewalk.
Source: tatoeba (282512)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "sidewalk"?
Closest matches include pavement, alameda, banquette, beaten path, beaten track.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "sidewalk"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.