GOOSE-STEP Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

goose-step

verb

Definition of goose-step

as in to trudge

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Recent Examples of goose-step In response, Herrera suggested the goose-stepping video was a joke. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 8 Mar. 2026 Columns of soldiers were seen goose-stepping under floodlights with fighter jets roaring overhead. — Will Ripley, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026 As its goose-stepping military honor guards marched past and troops in combat uniforms and gear raced to their vehicles, jets and helicopters screeched past overhead. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2025 Variety, The Wrap, the Hollywood Reporter, the Los Angeles Times, and others goose-step to the Daily Worker, Izvestia, or Pravda. — Armond White, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024 There are teenage call girls, pregnant adulterers, online strippers, goose-stepping racists, topless caterers, feuding relatives and men who cut off their manhood. — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023

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Verb

And props to Cadillac for trudging through its first F1 season.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 28 July 2026
The scene opened with a cloaked figure trudging through dark city streets as ominous holiday tunes emanate from the surrounding businesses.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Definition of trudge

Verb

Next door at CedarCreek Estate Winery, the Block 5 chardonnay and Block 4 pinot noir have their own cult following, assisted by highland cows that fertilize and stomp the vineyard soil, and a flock of free range chickens that eat the small pests.

— Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026
On that day, Simpson and other players are accused of kicking and stomping the victim and again poking him with a broomstick.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Definition of stomp

Verb

Ironically, the information sheets are stamped with the CDC's logo - as required by law - even though Amherst Pediatrics has explicitly directed patients away from the CDC.

— Karen Brown, NPR, 30 July 2026
The small stamping child has become one of Oslo’s most recognizable figures, but concentrating on him alone means overlooking sculptures that convey far more complicated emotions and relationships.

— David Nikel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of stamp

Verb

The Odyssey is holding strong in its third week of release, marching assuredly toward the $1 billion threshold at the global box office.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 2026
As the Chiefs marched to a second straight Super Bowl championship and their third in five seasons, Toney watched unhappily.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of march

Verb

Varsha’s mysterious memories are apparently linked to a much larger set of crises, and in order to make sense of these connections, both Dinu and Ghosh will have to dispense with the material and tread into the metaphysical.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Consider paintings like Caracalla, where the titular emperor treads a trail of rose petals; or In a Rose Garden, where a woman shakes the petals of a rose bush down on her companion; and the extravaganza of The Roses of Heliogabalus.

— Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 17 July 2026

Definition of tread

Verb

Ariana Grande plans to step away from the public eye following scrutiny amid ongoing discourse around her health, a representative told People.

— Joe Kottke, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026
Less than three years after helping Washington play for a national championship, Polk is stepping away from the NFL.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of step

Verb

The answer is complex, highlighting the dramatic differences between the public perception of a case and the careful, plodding way that evidence must be presented in a courtroom, experts said.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
The guards on the German side see no point in firing as, in the distance, the men plod through the snow to freedom.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

Definition of plod

Verb

So rather than parade that information around to the public, keep your boarding pass private and protected.

— Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026
The hosts’ fairytale run through to the final was also of note, and the triumphant Brazil side honoured them by parading the Swedish flag, rather than their own, at full time of their victory.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026

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