Synonyms of scamper

scamper

verb

ˈskam-pər 

as in to trot

to go at a pace faster than a walk

the child scampered off to play

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trot
• jog
• run
• gallop
• hurry
• rush
• scurry
• sprint
• skip
• race
• speed
• dash
• trip
• leap
• scoot
• zip
• bound
• hustle
• lope
• scuttle
• hasten
• tear
• hurl
• hurtle
• spring
• shag
• course
• breeze
• rip
• careen
• rustle
• blaze
• rocket
• hie
• hare
• leg (it)
• blast
• blow
• hump
• whirl
• jet
• buzz
• pelt
• zoom
• whisk
• bowl
• ram
• bolt
• step (along)
• belt
• shoot
• bustle
• barrel
• foot (it)
• canter
• nip
• hoof (it)
• bomb
• hotfoot (it)
• cannonball
• patter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stroll
• amble
• saunter
• shuffle
• linger
• drag
• crawl
• creep
• loiter
• dawdle
• poke
• lag
• shamble
• tarry
• trudge
• plod
• limp
• hobble
• lumber
• dillydally
• dally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scamper

His sing-speak, always low in the mix, like a fox scampering under a fence, offers a concession to material reality. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

Umpire Bill Miller took a few steps toward the creature, who then scampered into right field. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Murray, the prevailing thought goes, prefers to scamper his way through defenses rather than deliver from the pocket. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026

My father and his siblings had grown up scampering into these trees’ branches for figs and peaches, and snacking from crates full of almonds each fall. — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026