roadmap
9 synonyms for roadmap, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A plan setting out what will be done, in what order, over a period of time.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
A plan setting out what will be done, in what order, over a period of time.
“The team published a roadmap for the next four releases.”
2. noun
A map showing the roads of an area, for drivers.
“There was a coffee-stained roadmap of France in the glovebox.”
How to use roadmap
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
Written as one word in the planning sense; the literal driving map is sometimes two words (road map). Very common in software, politics and business — common enough to read as corporate filler if overused.
Etymology
A compound of road and map; the planning sense is a metaphorical extension of the literal one.
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