paved
/peɪvd/
adjective
- Covered with a hard, flat surface such as concrete, asphalt, or stone, usually for roads, paths, or areas.
- The backyard has a paved patio where we set up the grill.
- We walked along a paved sidewalk through the park.
- The paved road made the drive much smoother than the dirt path.
- Prepared or made easier for something to happen (figurative use, often in the phrase 'paved the way').
- Her hard work paved the way for a promotion at the company.
- The new law paved the way for cleaner energy sources.
- His early inventions paved the way for modern smartphones.
Antonyms
verb
- Past tense of pave: covered a surface with a hard, flat material.
- They paved the driveway with black asphalt.
- Workers paved the parking lot behind the store.
- The city paved the old dirt road last summer.
- Past tense of pave: made something easier or more possible (figurative).
- The treaty paved the way for peace between the two countries.
- The agreement paved the road to economic growth.
- Her research paved the path for new medical treatments.