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pace

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pace

1 to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group

  • six jugglers paced neatly alongside one another in the parade
Synonyms of pace

file, march, parade, stride
Words Related to pace

goose-step

perambulate, step, traipse, tread

hike, tramp

lumber, plod, stamp, stomp, stride, trudge
Near Antonyms of pace

amble, meander, ramble, stroll, wander

2 to move forward along a course

  • the couple paced through the motions of a marriage, but it was never more than a financial and social arrangement
Synonyms of pace

advance, come, come along, do, fare, forge, get along, get on, go, go along, go off, march, proceed, progress
Words Related to pace

accelerate, fast-forward, speed

approach, near

journey, pass, repair, run, travel, wend

actuate, drive, impel, propel, push

take out
Phrases Synonymous with pace

gain ground
Near Antonyms of pace

arrest, balk, block, check, detain, halt, hinder, hold back, impede, nip, obstruct, slow (down or up), stem

repress, retard, stunt, suppress

delay, interrupt, stall

cramp, hamper, inhibit

cease, let up, pause

regress

wait
Antonyms of pace

remain, stand, stay, stop

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