STEP (ALONG) Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

step (along)

verb

Definition of step (along)

as in to depart

to leave a place often for another now that my ride's here, I'll be stepping along

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Verb

Her exit follows the resignations last week of acting Chief Financial Officer Steve Mahr and Deputy CFO Noor Shaikh in June — coming after CFO Jill Jaworski departed at the beginning of this year.

— Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Jimmy Coe, for example, said in an email to the larger airport that during his visit to Orlando in 2022, his taxi driver erroneously drove him to the Orlando airport instead of the Sanford airport where his Allegiant flight was departing.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of depart

Verb

The Tigers won for just the second time in six games to start a three-city West Coast swing and moved within 3 1/2 games of the final wild-card spot in the American League.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
If the proposal moves forward, corporate demographic data related to employee race and gender would be less available to the public.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

Cooper and Hadid sparked dating rumors in October 2023 when they were photographed leaving the West Village restaurant Via Carota and exiting via the same SUV, per the Daily Mail.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Brent's price careened between $72 and $102 last month as worries rose and fell about when the war with Iran would allow oil tankers to freely exit the Persian Gulf again to deliver crude to customers worldwide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of exit

Verb

When Marshall showed up, Reyes and Chamberlain both fired guns at Marshall as Marshall tried to get away, according to the affidavit.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
The idea is that the more of the filter feeders cling to the seawall, the cleaner the canal gets.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of get

Verb

Second, and perhaps more scientific (as far as these things go) is the fact that Sunfyre had not, in any way, begun to rot.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
And Eno and myself at that time were coming into the studio a little bit earlier than everybody in the morning just to get something going.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of go

Verb

Throw this basic tee on for a morning run along the beach or use it as a rash guard while swimming.

— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026
Or, spend the afternoon biking or running along the Lakefront Trail, catch the sunset at Belmont Harbor, or explore Lakeview's bookstores, breweries, and cafés.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026

Definition of run along

Verb

And the 2026 Volkswagen Jetta Sport and I did not get off to the best of starts.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Taylor, 24, was the Rays’ first-round pick in 2023 out of TCU and got off to a good start in his pro career before struggling mightily at Double-A Montgomery in 2025.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

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step (along)

step aside (from)

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