Synonyms & related words for shortcut

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of shortcut — including path, cutoff, route, road, bypass. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to shortcut

Explore words related to shortcut — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hotkey, crosscut, keybinding, bypath, byroad, toolbar, byway, highroad. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for shortcut

Common synonyms for shortcut include path, cutoff, route, road, bypass — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does shortcut come from?

The word shortcut breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and other origin: short-, from Old English sceort (“short”); and -cut, from other cutten (“cut”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.