Synonyms of gait

gait

noun

as in pace

the rate at which activities are pursued

the slow gait of summer days

Related Words

• pace
• speed
• tempo
• velocity
• rate
• rapidity
• swiftness
• clip
• celerity
• quickness
• fleetness
• acceleration
• rapidness
• rush
• haste
• precipitation
• speediness
• fastness
• hurry
• hustle
• drive
• expedition
• alacrity
• promptness
• precipitousness
• promptitude
• dispatch
• hastiness
• expeditiousness
• warp speed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gait

During the second visit, the suspect is shown walking with a distinctive, limp-like gait, as he is alleged to be walking with a rifle concealed down his pant leg. — Michael Ruiz , Tessa Hoyos, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

Sport scientist Clemens Brunner employs high-tech gait and movement analysis to produce insoles to fix my gait, and PT Thomas Glinka in the Technogym addresses tight hamstrings, calf tension, and right-foot pronation with take-home exercises. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026

In laboratory testing, the aDBS system improved gait symmetry and reduced variability in walking patterns, and participants reported fewer falls while maintaining overall control of Parkinson’s symptoms when using the system in their daily lives. — New Atlas, 1 July 2026

Her gait is so constrained by her frailty that her feet hardly leave the ground. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026