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dance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of dance

a social gathering for dancing

  • who are you taking to the dance on Saturday night?
Synonyms of dance

ball, cotillion (also cotillon), formal, hop, prom
Words Related to dance

blowout, celebration, event, festival, festivity, fete (or fête), gala, masque (also mask), masquerade, mixer, party, reception, shindig, soiree (or soirée)

hoedown, square dance

dance

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of dance

1 to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music

  • she can't resist dancing to her favorite rock bands
Synonyms of dance

foot (it), hoof (it), step
Words Related to dance

prance, strut, trip

boogie (also boogy), bop, fox-trot, gavotte, jig, jitterbug, jive, mambo, polka, shag, shimmy, shuffle, tango, tap-dance, twist, waltz

tread
Phrases Synonymous with dance

shake a leg, trip the light fantastic

2 to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements

  • the lithe boxer danced around the ring, staying just out of the reach of his opponent
Synonyms of dance

dart, flick, flicker, flirt, flit, flitter, flutter, zip
Words Related to dance

dash, fly, sail, shoot, speed, sprint, zing, zoom

scamper, scud, scurry, scuttle, skip, skitter

meander, ramble, roam, wander
Near Antonyms of dance

float, hang, hover

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  1. See words that rhyme with dance Dictionary: Definition of dance Spanish Central: Translation of dance Nglish: Translation of dance for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of dance for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about dance

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