Synonyms of lockstep

lockstep

noun

ˈläk-ˌstep 

as in routine

an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity

followed the lockstep that had been in his family for generations: prep school, Ivy League university, job on Wall Street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• routine
• grind
• groove
• rut
• pattern
• drill
• rote
• treadmill
• habit
• method
• strategy
• tradition
• practice
• regimen
• approach
• technique
• procedure
• program
• plan
• style
• fashion
• manner
• policy
• way
• housekeeping
• scheme
• custom
• tack
• convention
• trick
• design
• daily dozen
• wont

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lockstep

Because gold often behaves differently from stocks and bonds, during periods of market stress, gold may reduce overall portfolio volatility rather than move in lockstep with equities. —Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026

Mussafer took his seat as part of a deal Advent struck with the company more than a decade ago; Morfitt, while not formally affiliated with Advent, was brought onto the board of another Advent portfolio company and is seen by Wilson as working in lockstep with Mussafer. —Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Jan. 2026

So why hasn’t the moisture in the air risen in lockstep with the heat in the US? —Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026

The Treasury market tends to move with the whims of Wall Street and not in lockstep with Fed policy. —Greg Iacurci,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026