STRIDE Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈstrīd

Definition of stride

as in to march

to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group a gang of armed men strode into the bank and approached the teller

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stride

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noun

as in leap

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Dressed in a graphic T-shirt and trousers to start, Kelly strode through Washington Square Park with eye-catching bleached tips. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 20 July 2026 The first is now striding toward the final; the second is out of a job. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Noun

Night owls fall under the Wolf category, hitting their stride later. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026 Summer is when tomato plants really hit their stride, producing lush foliage, bright yellow blooms, and the promise of a plentiful harvest. — The Spruce, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for stride

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The Odyssey is holding strong in its third week of release, marching assuredly toward the $1 billion threshold at the global box office.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 2026
As the Chiefs marched to a second straight Super Bowl championship and their third in five seasons, Toney watched unhappily.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of march

Noun

The great technological leaps in American history have often featured influential industrialists who step forward as vanguards, leading the way to a better tomorrow while emerging as major players in extreme endeavors.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
To make that second-year leap, the 22-year-old put in extra work this offseason.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of leap

Noun

Also make sure your child participates in extracurricular activities and has unstructured time to get together with friends, both steps that will strengthen their relationships with classmates.

— Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Japan's decisive market and monetary steps to correct the substantial undervaluation of the yen.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of step

Noun

Asked about Apple’s AI offerings, including the upcoming Siri AI, Cook said the company saw an opportunity in running more AI directly on users’ devices, an approach that Apple believes can appeal to privacy-minded users.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Several years in the making, the formula went through multiple rounds of development before landing on an approach that feels refreshingly straightforward.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 31 July 2026

Definition of approach

Noun

When Green Bay cut him nearly a decade ago, nobody saw this coming.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Meanwhile, other storylines were timely and tugged at heartstrings, such as when her character officiated the first gay male wedding on daytime TV in a 2014 episode following Marlena’s emotional coming-out scenes with her grandson.

— Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Definition of coming

Noun

Alice, meanwhile, is wrestling with demons of her own, searching for solutions that feel impossible to reach within the bounds of what’s acceptable.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 July 2026
The first was near the left sideline where Stribling had to work to keep both feet in bounds.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of bound

Noun

Organizations have responded to AI's arrival primarily with technical training—AI fluency certifications, prompt engineering courses, platform adoption programs.

— Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The airport says arrivals to Denver are also delayed an average of 15 minutes and increasing due to the weather.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

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