DANCED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

danced

verb

past tense of dance

as in stepped

to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music she can't resist dancing to her favorite rock bands

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as in darted

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

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Recent Examples of danced The new Manchester City manager had already danced down the touchline to celebrate in front of the joyous away fans as soon as referee Michael Oliver blew the final whistle on a game that City had no right to win. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 And in probably the most effervescent victory of the meet, Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi danced, clapped and leaped his way to victory in the high jump. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 Traffic on East Wacker Drive remained stagnant for hours as people honked car horns, danced and cheered while waving Mexican flags in a crowd that was mostly peaceful, police said at the time. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 As the night continued, guests danced well into the evening to DJ Mia Moretti‘s tunes from fan favorites Madonna and Abba. — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026 After the buzzer the German players went over to a corner and danced with the crowd. — CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 The potential shifting of styles is no problem for Velasquez, who has danced under Cunningham and Binda and their successors Seiwert and Krutzkamp in her time in Sacramento. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026 The applause barely stopped, and the crowd sang along to every word as well as danced in their seats throughout the entire two-and-a-half-hour show. — Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026 The packed crowd danced in unison with the song’s signature moves. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for danced

Verb

There was a fresh wave of boos each time Acuña stepped to the plate after.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Carroll also stepped on its foot a bit, botching a punt that set up Smith’s first score.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of stepped

Verb

Since that Tuesday when thousands were killed in New York, Washington, DC, and a field in Pennsylvania, news headlines have darted off in twisted directions.

— Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Son Heung-min cut back to evade a defender, darted toward the end line past another and then fired a shot from the left side of the area that was parried by goalkeeper Ethan Horvath at the near post.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of darted

Verb

Just last week, Minnesota strolled into San Francisco, delivered a clinical beatdown and strutted off the floor like brash royalty, reminding the peasants of their place.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Earlier this month, Andrew and Tristan Tate strutted around Washington as MAGA royalty.

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

Definition of strutted

Verb

By the front door, a hummingbird repeatedly flitted to the tubular magenta blooms of the Salvia spathacea.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The Spanish, who had at first just flitted along the coast in their galleons, had begun marching inland and overland from Mexico with crosses and soldiers and soldiers’ families.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of flitted

Verb

In the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, many studios either shuffled their product directly to streaming or waited a mere 17 days for their films to become available to buy or rent at home.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
For nearly a year and a half, he was shuffled around detention centers in Texas, Arizona, Louisiana and Florida, until arriving in the Alexandria International Airport in mid-August.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of shuffled

Verb

The first model emerged onto a sinuous runway in a nubuck coat paired with chiffon pants that fluttered in the breeze, revealing knee-high calfskin boots.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Yellow flags Nothing did more damage to UConn’s defense in Saturday’s opener than the little yellow flags that fluttered onto the field from the referees’ waistband.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of fluttered

Verb

That’s the good life for a family that rarely flicked on the television in their childhood home.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Over two hours away through miles of dense forest, before any stadium lights flicked on in Summit at Southwest Mississippi Community College, Nolan’s coaches and teammates found several ways to remember their promising recruit Thursday.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026