Synonyms of prance

prance

verb

ˈpran(t)s 

as in to strut

to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements

pranced across the room dressed in an outrageous costume

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strut
• stalk
• sashay
• stride
• swagger
• tiptoe
• shuffle
• step
• parade
• pad
• sweep
• mince
• traipse
• tread
• stagger
• lurch
• pussyfoot
• flounce
• pace
• promenade
• shamble
• pound
• lumber

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prance

The Aztecs won 89-86 before an electric home crowd on a night that had 12 ties and 11 lead changes and seemed like five against six sometimes with the way UNLV coach Josh Pastner was prancing around the floor in a suit and tie while the ball was in play. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026

In a comedy special released last week, the thirty-nine-year-old comedian prances around the stage in a purple jumpsuit and sparkly red shoes, riffing on millennial-friendly topics such as Lin-Manuel Miranda and Fleet Foxes. —Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026

In the album’s most beautiful moments, Triplin makes arpeggios sound like prancing through an earthly paradise and sands off juke’s rough edges to produce rhythms that seem to chug along in the margins of a daydreaming brain. —Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026

And, to this day, they are meticulously trained from colts to perform spectacular feats of dressage, including some who can lift their front legs and seem to prance off the ground. —Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026