Synonyms of stepping

stepping

verb

present participle of step

1

as in walking

to go on foot

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• walking
• treading
• strolling
• wandering
• ambulating
• marching
• padding
• traipsing
• sauntering
• striding
• shuffling
• trotting
• hiking
• footing (it)
• stomping
• tiptoeing
• pacing
• legging (it)
• trekking
• promenading
• parading
• trampling
• trooping
• ambling
• hoofing (it)
• tapping
• stumbling
• trudging
• prancing
• hobbling
• stepping out
• clumping
• limping
• mincing
• stumping
• strutting
• waddling
• lurching
• moseying
• stalking
• toddling
• power walking
• tramping
• rambling
• perambulating
• faltering
• swaggering
• tripping
• staggering
• scuffing
• sashaying
• plodding
• shambling
• gimping
• bouncing
• tromping
• peregrinating
• pussyfooting
• pounding
• footslogging
• lumbering
• nipping

2

as in dancing

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

• dancing
• shuffling
• strutting
• prancing
• footing (it)
• waltzing
• hoofing (it)
• treading
• tripping
• shaking a leg
• tap-dancing
• bopping
• tripping the light fantastic
• shimmying
• jigging
• shagging
• boogying
• jiving
• tangoing
• jitterbugging
• twisting
• fox-trotting
• mamboing
• polkaing
• gavotting

3

as in rushing

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

• rushing
• hurrying
• traveling
• trotting
• flying
• scurrying
• speeding
• driving
• jumping
• racing
• zipping
• chasing
• running
• scooting
• buzzing
• blowing
• darting
• scuttling
• dashing
• tearing
• blasting
• ripping
• zooming
• ramming
• bolting
• whirling
• hustling
• blazing
• shooting
• jogging
• bowling
• hurling
• barreling
• hurtling
• hastening
• humping
• haring
• careening
• rustling
• careering
• pelting
• nipping
• whisking
• breezing
• bundling
• bustling
• rocketing
• jetting
• cracking (on)
• galloping
• belting
• coursing
• motoring
• hying
• beating it
• cannonballing
• bombing
• highballing
• stepping on it
• flitting
• scampering
• getting a move on
• making tracks
• shaking a leg
• sprinting
• accelerating
• scuffling
• streaking
• whizzing
• hotfooting (it)
• scudding
• stampeding
• stepping out
• quickening
• overtaking
• outrunning
• beetling
• outpacing
• outstripping
• catching up
• beelining
• arrowing
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawling
• creeping
• dragging
• poking
• lingering
• hanging (around or out)
• poking
• lagging
• shuffling
• strolling
• loitering
• dawdling
• sauntering
• ambling
• plodding
• dallying
• lumbering
• decelerating
• slowing (down or up)
• tarrying
• dillydallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stepping

Between the pools, the beach, and the restaurant lineup, most guests could fill a week without stepping off property. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Ahead of the first Charlotte opening, Bolorin outlined key details on traffic coordination, store policies and what shoppers should expect when stepping inside the Ballantyne store. — Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

Disconnecting or stepping away from work devices entirely instead of scrolling through work emails or social media. — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 23 Sep. 2026

Others insulted them, settling into the familiar wrestling roles of heroes and villains before ever stepping between the ropes. — Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

The mom-of-two—who shares 9-year-old twins Ella and Alexander with husband George Clooney—could be seen shaking hands with students, addressing a group of children, and stepping outside a building with a beverage in hand. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026

The most challenging aspect of her decision was the timing — stepping away as the team reaches new heights in terms of chemistry and momentum. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

But this crop of Chuck Princes seems willing to consider stepping off the dance floor. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Among them is Sharna Burgess, who was a pro for several years and a one-time Mirrorball winner before stepping away in 2021, and partner Tyler Cameron. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026