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Synonyms & Antonyms of canter
as in lope, skip
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for canter
- barrel,
- belt,
- blast,
- blaze,
- blow,
- bolt,
- bomb
- [slang],
- bowl,
- breeze,
- bustle,
- buzz,
- cannonball,
- careen,
- course,
- foot (it),
- hare,
- hasten,
- hie,
- hoof (it),
- hotfoot (it),
- hump,
- hurl,
- hurry,
- hurtle,
- hustle,
- jet,
- leg (it),
- pelt,
- race,
- ram,
- rip,
- rocket,
- rush,
- rustle,
- shoot,
- speed,
- tear,
- whirl,
- whisk,
- zip,
- zoom
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“Canter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canter. Accessed 3 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of canter was in 1609
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