one-way street

Noun

Meaning

a street on which vehicular traffic is allowed to move in only one direction

unilateral interaction

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cul-de-sac blind alley dead end friend zone dead-end street no through road undivided love individual road one-directional traffic one-way passage street with no exit one-way road unanswered love barricaded road blocked road

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Antonyms

two-way street open road mutual affection two-way traffic mutual love mutual feelings

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Hypernyms

street unilateralism

Examples

Life is a one-way street and you're not coming back. Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar

Love is a one-way street. Love, like respect isn't something you get; it's something you give. Gregory David Roberts

I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfil our destiny, but our fate is sealed. Paulo Coelho

Concession is another control bind. History shows that once a government starts to make concessions it is on a one-way street. William S. Burroughs

The laws of war do not apply only to the suspected criminals of vanquished nations. There is no moral or legal basis for immunizing victorious nations from scrutiny. The laws of war are not a one-way street. Telford Taylor

I live on a one-way street that's also a dead end. I'm not sure how I got there. Steven Wright

Close letter words and terms

one-way passage one-way road one-way sign one-way ticket one-way ticket to Palookaville one-way traffic