Synonyms of galloped

galloped

verb

past tense of gallop

as in trotted

to go at a pace faster than a walk

dawdles to school but gallops coming home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trotted
• jogged
• ran
• sprinted
• raced
• sped
• hurried
• dashed
• scampered
• rushed
• leaped
• skipped
• tripped
• scooted
• scurried
• zipped
• cantered
• loped
• bounded
• hustled
• sprang
• hastened
• breezed
• blazed
• hurtled
• whirled
• bolted
• rocketed
• careened
• tore
• hurled
• bustled
• rammed
• bowled
• hied
• whisked
• blasted
• buzzed
• barreled
• rustled
• scuttled
• zoomed
• coursed
• blew
• humped
• pelted
• ripped
• belted
• shot
• jetted
• shagged
• stepped (along)
• pattered
• nipped
• footed (it)
• legged (it)
• hared
• bombed
• hotfooted (it)
• cannonballed
• hoofed (it)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strolled
• sauntered
• ambled
• dragged
• shuffled
• lingered
• crept
• crawled
• lagged
• loitered
• shambled
• poked
• dawdled
• tarried
• trudged
• dallied
• plodded
• lumbered
• hobbled
• limped
• dillydallied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of galloped

The bull threw back his head and galloped through a barbwire fence before crashing to the ground. — Rich Larocco, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2026

The Mustangs were down 3 at the half on Friday night but galloped away with the win on the legs of RB Sawyer Blomquist, who punched in four TDs and ran for 176 yards on 33 carries. — Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2026

Last year, horses galloped into the debate from another direction when the historian-futurist Yuval Noah Harari predicted that, in the not distant future, humans will be to artificial intelligence what horses are to humans. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

The house had been a grand property in another era, complete with Welsh ponies whose riders once galloped through the surrounding woods. — Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

As famine, war, pestilence and death galloped through, religious thought had been taking on an apocalyptic and self-abnegatory fervor. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Barcola clipped the ball over his marker, galloped towards the box and saw a left-footed cross charged down. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Hollywood was founded by daredevils, from the cowboys who galloped here to become stuntmen, to the small-town girls who bucked the pressure to get married and moved west to chase a one-in-a-million dream. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

The beloved actress and two-time Oscar nominee, 63, reprises her role as cowgirl Jessie in Toy Story 5, more than 25 years after the character first galloped onto screens in 1999's Toy Story 2. — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026