PACES Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

paces

verb

present tense third-person singular of pace

as in strides

to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group six jugglers paced neatly alongside one another in the parade

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Relevance

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as in progresses

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

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Recent Examples of paces Director Allen paces the reveals and developments – whether noxious or as sweet as the first blush of love in little Zonia and neighbor boy Reuben (Jackson Edward Davis at the review performance) – with an artful sense of the narrative’s timings and rhythms. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026 The moody Moon paces into your busy 3rd house, energizing your ability to handle quick stops and urgent tasks. —

Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026 Tage Thompson, the son of former Ducks assistant coach Rocky Thompson and an Olympic gold medalist with Team USA, paces the Sabres in scoring. —

Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026 Lethal in the attack, the junior paces the Trojans with 14 goals and six assists. —

Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026 In the video, one of Lurie’s bodyguards — a bald officer dressed in a suit — appears to be talking with the two men standing near a pile of trash as Lurie paces behind the officer. —

J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026 Belmont paces the conference this season, but Drake has won the last three tournaments. —

Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026 The linebacker paces the Rebels with 87 tackles to go along with four-and-a-half tackles for loss. —

Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026 Across the lobby, a young woman paces in. —

Blair Braverman, Outside, 22 Dec. 2025

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Mark Bradford strides by with a beneficent smile — towering over everyone, including AI art maker Refik Anadol.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
But perhaps no rock god ever went full Heathcliff the way Cliff Richard did for this 1996 musical, a stage production (with songs by John Farrar and Tim Rice) that re-creates scenes from the novel while Richard, as Heathcliff, strides through like a lordly narrator-protagonist.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026