Synonyms of steps

steps 1 of 2

noun

plural of step

as in path

the direction along which something or someone moves

their steps led them through a long corridor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• path
• route
• way
• pathway
• trajectory
• course
• track
• line
• routeway
• descent
• loop
• circle
• circuit
• orbit
• arc
• flight path
• ascent

steps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of step

1

as in walks

to go on foot

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• walks
• treads
• strolls
• pads
• wanders
• hoofs (it)
• strides
• legs (it)
• marches
• traipses
• ambulates
• paces
• foots (it)
• saunters
• hikes
• shuffles
• treks
• promenades
• steps out
• trots
• troops
• power walks
• ambles
• tiptoes
• clumps
• stomps
• parades
• tramples
• stumbles
• prances
• sashays
• trudges
• moseys
• taps
• rambles
• hobbles
• waddles
• stumps
• minces
• toddles
• lurches
• perambulates
• stalks
• peregrinates
• limps
• struts
• swaggers
• pussyfoots
• trips
• tramps
• staggers
• shambles
• plods
• scuffs
• falters
• gimps
• footslogs
• tromps
• pounds
• bounces
• lumbers
• nips

2

as in dances

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

• dances
• hoofs (it)
• foots (it)
• shuffles
• prances
• waltzes
• struts
• shakes a leg
• trips
• treads
• tap-dances
• trips the light fantastic
• mambos
• shimmies
• jigs
• bops
• boogies
• gavottes
• jives
• twists
• shags
• fox-trots
• tangos
• jitterbugs
• polkas

3

as in speeds

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

• speeds
• hurries
• scurries
• races
• rushes
• travels
• trots
• drives
• zips
• jumps
• flies
• chases
• runs
• scoots
• dashes
• buzzes
• jogs
• tears
• scuttles
• blows
• darts
• bowls
• courses
• hustles
• barrels
• zooms
• steps on it
• bolts
• rips
• careers
• rams
• blasts
• cracks (on)
• hastens
• motors
• whirls
• blazes
• shoots
• hurtles
• humps
• jets
• whisks
• belts
• breezes
• beats it
• rustles
• bustles
• hies
• bundles
• hurls
• makes tracks
• careens
• hares
• nips
• rockets
• gallops
• bombs
• pelts
• highballs
• gets a move on
• cannonballs
• shakes a leg
• hotfoots (it)
• sprints
• steps out
• scampers
• flits
• accelerates
• streaks
• stampedes
• whizzes
• beetles
• scuffles
• scuds
• quickens
• arrows
• overtakes
• outstrips
• outruns
• outpaces
• catches up
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawls
• lags
• creeps
• drags
• pokes
• hangs (around or out)
• lingers
• strolls
• pokes
• loiters
• shuffles
• dawdles
• ambles
• saunters
• tarries
• slows (down or up)
• dallies
• plods
• lumbers
• decelerates
• dillydallies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of steps

Noun

Roughly 10 miles from downtown in North Austin’s Domain district, this four-acre western-style retro hotel is near tech offices and steps from a wide mix of dining, designer shopping, and Rock Rose, the area’s nightlife hub. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

According to Mann, the past approach to budget neutrality did not involve as many preapproval steps. — Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026

So, while users might be safe inside their homes or vehicles, taking a few steps outside to wait for the sensors to register danger might be a potentially lethal sojourn. — New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026

In a long oval at the center of the grounds, women in jingle dresses moved across the grass with light, quick steps to the sound of a steady, thumping drum. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

What are some other concrete steps that could be taken to bring independent filmmaking back to America besides rethinking those guild and union contracts? — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

So there is no closed method or a set of steps to be serendipitous in business. — Paula De La Cruz, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Guardiola’s old office has been turned into a meeting room, with his successor not wanting players to retrace their old steps. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Police said 66-year-old Chester Mazur was just steps away from his Hell's Kitchen apartment on West 55th Street and Ninth Avenue early Saturday morning when he was struck. — Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Verb

As a result of her refusal, the entire kingdom is cursed to live without love and anyone who steps foot inside it is also cursed. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

Its new Grok Bot can take control of a computer and carry out digital work on its own, even after the user steps away. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

It’s supposed to be a portal that Kris steps through to get into Billy’s world of play that she’s constructed, almost this fantasy world. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

Here, members of Forbes Technology Council share steps tech leaders can take to build teams where everyone can participate, grow and thrive. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Zach Carter steps on floating peat mat in the Okefenokee Swamp, Tuesday, August 12, 2025, in Folkston. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026

So now Warner steps forcefully toward his comeback game in September against the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia — with purpose. — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Fans in Atlanta got to experience what the South has to offer in real time, from a Waffle House pop up to an Irish pub just steps away from the stadium. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 20 July 2026

When the opportunity arose to start a new project just steps away from Oceans, Rosse jumped at the prospect. — Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026