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

That could be especially useful for tasks that take several steps or require waiting on someone else. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Those steps are especially important just after sunrise and around sunset, when mosquitoes tend to be most active, researchers say. — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

There are no straightforward steps like in the days when a diligent worker could land a job at a good company, work hard to get promoted and hope to climb the corporate ladder. — Julia Carpenter, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Burlington has also taken steps to reduce its weather sensitivity, including strengthening its home products assortments. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

These steps are consistent with any institution of excellence that is constantly striving for improvement. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Still, the government has taken steps to cut back on non-essential spending. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Most of those steps have been blocked by various courts, in part because the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, but provides no such power to the president. — Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026

The fact that its AI agents have once again managed to break out of a sandbox suggests that the steps OpenAI has taken to improve security after the Hugging Face attack are insufficient. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Verb

The Peter Laviolette Era begins for the Kings on Wednesday when the coach steps behind the bench for the first time before their season opener against the Colorado Avalanche in Denver. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

When Kaczynski reluctantly steps outside, the agents waiting nearby move in and arrest him. — Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

When Hao-Yu Lee steps to the plate, the unmistakable sound of Soulja Boy reverberates over the Comerica Park speakers. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Food and drink Quite literally steps away from the water, Casa Grande, Amanvari’s central gathering space, is your go-to for drinking and dining. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

In her video, the man steps between the agents and one of the women. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Celender is a founding donor of the newly redone Huizenga Park, steps away from the 9/11 memorial on the Riverwalk. — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Here, the five-course tasting menu is based around what’s fresh on the farm, just steps away. — Mark Johansen, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026

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