GOOSE-STEPPING Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

goose-stepping

verb

present participle of goose-step

as in stomping

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Verb

There was so much color, all these beautiful headdresses, and the male dancers were stomping their legs to mimic the drums.

— Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
The name Chelydra serpentina evokes colossal reptiles stomping through ancient forests.

— Hannah Smith July 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026

Definition of stomping

Verb

Rodrigo De Paul was caught ball-watching as Ricardo Rodriguez offered himself for the pass, trudging back into a shape and letting the run slip through.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026
In its first-ever World Cup appearance, the team — hailing from an archipelago off the western coast of Africa with around 530,000 inhabitants — has left its fans giddy with success and its opponents, from the traditional powers of Spain and Uruguay, trudging off the field in shock.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

Definition of trudging

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To achieve crisp dots and clean linework at home, Slynko recommends using a dotting tool and a thin detail brush, or reaching for a stamping plate.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 20 June 2026
There’s another subtle reference to baseball in the film, again stamping its moment in time.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 12 June 2026

Definition of stamping

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Ben felt that his biggest contribution to Civil Rights would not be marching in the streets, but instead demonstrating his capabilities to others in influential positions through performance, negotiation, and results.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Media images showed tens of thousands of people marching along Tirana's main boulevard toward Skanderbeg Square.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of marching

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Unscary, plodding, dreary with a cast of characters that isn’t dwindling in terms of body count, but certainly in terms of my enjoyment and respect.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Even the special effects emerge as less than spectacular — especially since Jeannot Szwarc’s plodding direction affords ample time for one to sit there and figure out just how they were accomplished.

— Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

Definition of plodding

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Initially, both teams looked to be treading carefully, wary of a misstep now in the knockout stage.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
By treading lightly with finishes, opening up the loft area to more light, and getting clever with storage, Marie channeled the unit’s coastal locale, conjuring up an aesthetic lexicon that suggests the interior of a boat with its clean, functional lines.

— Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026

Definition of treading

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The data buried inside a hard year is the most valuable asset most companies are currently stepping over on their way to a press release.

— Tim Albright, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
When first stepping on the Scarlet Lady, cruisers are met with a rousing, upbeat staff that serve as gurus around the ship and are experts on everything from beauty to juicing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

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