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two-way Synonyms & Antonyms

/ˈtu.weɪ/

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Two-Way as an Adjective

1

Of a highway, allowing traffic in two directions.

2

Of traffic or visibility, moving or occurring in opposite directions.

3

Permitting communication in two directions, i.e. both transmitting and receiving.

4

Of a project, treaty, etc., involving the mutual action or participation of two parties.

5

Utilising both Western and Indigenous knowledge systems; bothways.

6

Playing both offense and defense in the same game.

7

Of a table, etc., having or involving exactly two variables; bivariate.

A two-way chart; a two-way table.

8

(of traffic) moving in both directions

9

(of a radio, etc.) permitting communication in two directions

Two-Way as a Noun

1

A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti.

2

(Cincinnati) A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti.

Two-Way in a Sentence

A two-way chart; a two-way table.

two-way chart, two-way table

Word Forms & Grammar

two-way (not comparable)

two-way (plural two-ways)

Words That Rhyme With Two-Way

Origin of Two-Way

From two +‎ way. Compare Old English twiweġ (“an intersection, a junction of two roads”).

Two-Way: Key Facts

Part of speechadjective, noun
Pronunciation/ˈtu.weɪ/
Syllables2
MeaningOf a highway, allowing traffic in two directions
Pluraltwo-ways

How to Pronounce Two-Way

You say two-way as /ˈtu.weɪ/. It has 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (tu).