Synonyms of striding

striding

verb

present participle of stride

as in marching

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• marching
• stepping
• filing
• parading
• pacing
• treading
• stomping
• traipsing
• trudging
• goose-stepping
• hiking
• tramping
• perambulating
• stamping
• plodding
• lumbering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wandering
• strolling
• meandering
• rambling
• ambling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of striding

The pair of bronzes, designed by James Earle Fraser, each features a nude male figure (one holding a book, the other a bundle of grain) striding next to a Pegasus. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026

Reed broke from coverage after some light contact and snagged the ball before striding to pay dirt. — Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026

The first is now striding toward the final; the second is out of a job. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

The sculpture included Teddy mounted on a striding horse with two lackeys walking on either side. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026

Indeed, when the world champions turned the ball over, Cape Verde were quick to come striding forward with it. — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 6 July 2026

Before Kaia Gerber and Olivia Rodrigo became inseparable from their Repetto ballet pumps, Gainsbourg was striding around in the brand’s lace-up Zizi style–now the shoe of choice for art school girls (and a certain Marc Jacobs). — Olivia Allen, Vogue, 4 June 2026

Powell McCormick, who seems to be one of the busiest women on the planet, is up and striding off to her next appointment. — Ellie Austin, Fortune, 27 May 2026

Barely a minute into the second half, the 90,000-strong crowd has already seen eight goals in a 4-4 match when a player receives the ball just inside his own half and starts striding off. — Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 22 May 2026