Synonyms of stepped

stepped 1 of 2

adjective

as in tapered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tapered
• phased
• gradual
• piecemeal
• progressive
• step-by-step
• gradational
• incremental
• imperceptible
• inching
• decrescent
• increscent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sudden
• abrupt
• sharp
• acute
• discontinuous
• dynamic
• volatile
• saltatory
• changeable
• meteoric

stepped

2 of 2

verb

past tense of step

1

as in walked

to go on foot

I stepped across the street for a quick lunch at the new diner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• walked
• strolled
• wandered
• treaded
• padded
• sauntered
• marched
• traipsed
• trod
• strode
• trotted
• shuffled
• ambulated
• footed (it)
• trekked
• legged (it)
• hoofed (it)
• paced
• stomped
• hiked
• trooped
• ambled
• tiptoed
• promenaded
• paraded
• trampled
• tapped
• stepped out
• stumbled
• trudged
• lurched
• limped
• pranced
• sashayed
• hobbled
• clumped
• waddled
• strutted
• stalked
• tramped
• staggered
• moseyed
• stumped
• faltered
• rambled
• swaggered
• shambled
• toddled
• minced
• power walked
• plodded
• tripped
• bounced
• scuffed
• tromped
• perambulated
• peregrinated
• gimped
• lumbered
• pussyfooted
• footslogged
• pounded
• nipped

2

as in danced

to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music

she was in her element, happily stepping around the dance floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• danced
• shuffled
• footed (it)
• strutted
• waltzed
• pranced
• hoofed (it)
• tripped the light fantastic
• shook a leg
• bopped
• tripped
• shimmied
• treaded
• jigged
• boogied
• tap-danced
• shagged
• jitterbugged
• jived
• trod
• fox-trotted
• tangoed
• twisted
• mamboed
• boogeyed
• gavotted
• polkaed

3

as in hurried

to proceed or move quickly

many people wanted to linger before the president's bier, but guards kept the line of mourners stepping forward

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hurried
• sped
• scurried
• rushed
• raced
• trotted
• travelled
• flew
• traveled
• drove
• jumped
• speeded
• zipped
• chased
• ran
• scooted
• run
• buzzed
• darted
• blew
• bolted
• dashed
• scuttled
• blasted
• hustled
• rammed
• ripped
• zoomed
• whirled
• bowled
• tore
• hurled
• jogged
• hastened
• blazed
• hurtled
• barreled
• whisked
• bustled
• rustled
• humped
• careened
• rocketed
• breezed
• bundled
• nipped
• shot
• barrelled
• careered
• jetted
• motored
• hied
• cracked (on)
• pelted
• coursed
• belted
• galloped
• beat it
• bombed
• stepped on it
• cannonballed
• highballed
• hared
• flitted
• shook a leg
• made tracks
• scampered
• sprinted
• got a move on
• streaked
• scuffled
• hotfooted (it)
• whizzed
• stampeded
• scudded
• accelerated
• stepped out
• beetled
• overtook
• quickened
• outpaced
• caught up
• outstripped
• outran
• arrowed
• beelined
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawled
• crept
• dragged
• poked
• lingered
• lagged
• poked
• strolled
• hung (around or out)
• sauntered
• shuffled
• hanged (around or out)
• loitered
• ambled
• tarried
• dallied
• plodded
• lumbered
• dawdled
• slowed (down or up)
• decelerated
• dillydallied