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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Recent Examples of stride

Verb

Devers strode to the plate in the top of the 10th having already homered in three straight games. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 Fans of Waterbird Coffee were without their downtown Kansas City spot for just a few months before new owners strode in — single origin beans in hand — to save it. — Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

Noun

The offense gets rolling as Washington’s defense continues to find its new stride under a new coordinator. — Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026 Toning down the in-the-bucket-stride was part of what helped Lee succeed in his second stint in the big leagues. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stride

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Verb

Hellums marched Army 77 yards in 12 plays on their first possession, scoring on a 15-yard run for a 7-0 lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
The Royals were marching toward a postseason berth and yet McArthur was going to miss out.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of march

Noun

While moving, the cord returns to its original shape, ready to power its next leap so long as the infrared light is still shining.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
Îacaré founder Sarah Maria Gutierrez is making the leap from luxury consumer to high-end brand founder.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of leap

Noun

The effort to create a national voter list is among numerous steps Trump has taken during his second term to try to overhaul the way elections are run.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
This extra step will help make your patch look like the original concrete.

— Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of step

Noun

Due to her injury, Rose was unable to complete the first task on Special Forces — falling out of a helicopter backwards and landing in a body of water — like the rest of her costars, opting to do the jump feet first.

— Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
Official co-production requests have grown from 56 in 2023 to 140 in 2025—a 150% jump.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of jump

Noun

Those themes may not dominate her lyrical approach, but their presence provides a headier energy that grounds the album and elevates it a few steps above merely a consistent Afropop LP.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026
The comic tension embodies Cassavetes’ approach to the entire film, which involved some not-so-subtle manipulation of his actors behind the scenes.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of approach

Noun

Even though people have been waiting for the robot takeover for more than a century, governments seem woefully unprepared for the coming of the androids by the millions or by the billions.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Here, touchstone coming-of-age experiences get an absurdist touch that manages to give them their own strange authenticity.

— Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of coming

Noun

There was a kickoff that went out of bounds and two punts of 11 and three yards, trying to keep the ball away from Lattimore, who was limited to a 29-yard touchdown in the third quarter on a shovel pass to give Saugus its last lead at 17-14.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Sarkisian took a timeout that gave Tennessee a second chance at the onside kick after sending the first out of bounds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of bound

Noun

Trump’s comments upon Xi’s arrival at the White House only emphasized general collaboration.

— Kevin Breuninger,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Flash forward a little more than a decade, and a second whopper of a hurdle came with the arrival of a pandemic that shut the world down.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

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