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

The combination of Rykman's extended jams, psychedelic light show and joyous energy made the concert feel less like simply watching a band perform and more like temporarily stepping away for the normal day-to-day. — Steve Spaleta, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026

And yet, what reaction is more gratifying than residents of all stripes stepping outside to do something about it? — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

League guidelines explicitly prohibit players from stepping off the court or entering spectator space to confront fans. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Wilson was assessed a technical foul for stepping off the court but was not ejected. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

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