STRUTS Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of strut

as in stalks

to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements the cat strutted proudly onto the porch with a bird in its mouth

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as in displays

to present so as to invite notice or attention strutting his blue ribbon for all to see

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struts

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noun

plural of strut

as in trusses

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Tracee Ellis Ross struts her stuff on the way out of Watch What Happens Live in New York City on July 23. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026 At the Barclays, Ellie struts the halls—all eyes are on her and her entourage. — Marc Williams, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025 The only actor who looks at home here is Chloë Sevigny as Kim, the resident Yale Philosophy Department psychotherapist, who struts through the movie in a series of baggy suits and a curly bowl haircut that wouldn’t be out of place on the Beverly Hillbillies’ Miss Jane Hathaway. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025 But the Maginot instead crashes in a part of southeast Asia that’s the dominion of Prodigy, a corporation founded by Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin), an overgrown child obsessed with Peter Pan, who struts around his research facility barefoot in pajamas. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025

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She’s loved by her family of humans (the Osteens) and other farm animals (including Elsie the cow; goats Honey, Dolly, Roger, Polly and Dodger; and Tom, the king of the turkeys who stalks around his enclosure like a pharaoh).

— Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Matt Black and Ryan Polly direct the story of a demonic entity that stalks message board moderators.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of stalks

Verb

The ones to prioritize are the Palatine Gallery, which displays the Medici’s collection of paintings, the Royal Apartments, and the Museum of Costume and Fashion.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Step aside, Kalshi While Robinhood displays Kalshi's markets to its users, Moley estimates roughly 23% of prediction market volume has shifted to Rothera from Kalshi since June.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of displays

Noun

It is widely used for navigation since the north-south lines have constant true bearings relative to the equator.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Instead of rigid steel, track sections over the bridge’s expansion joints rest on 43-foot-long steel platforms supported by flexing seismic bearings.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of bearings

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In the music video for the song, Stiteler prances around several iconic locations in Puerto Rico and takes viewers on a visual journey across the Island.

— Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
If anything, the dichotomy between the pop star who prances around Versailles in a sheer nightie and the pop star who stomps onstage in knee-high combat boots feels completely authentic and intentional.

— Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026

Definition of prances

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Not much else about the UTV is sporty; however, the six-speed certainly exhibits the thunks and thuds characteristic of a DCT.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026
Today, Tennoz is home to a range of art spaces operated by Warehouse TERRADA, including the gallery complex TERRADA ART COMPLEX, WHAT MUSEUM, and WHAT CAFE, which exhibits and sells works by emerging artists.

— The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhibits

Noun

In its campaign for the $30 hourly minimum wage, Unite Here was up against hotels, airlines and other business groups that argued the wage hike would trigger layoffs and closures of restaurants, hotels and airport concession stands.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
In this case, anonymity matters still more, because in contrast to leakers willing to take public stands—like Edward Snowden, say, or Daniel Ellsberg—unknown leakers can cause even more fear.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of stands

Verb

Walker flashes rare ability for a player his size and within Leonhard’s scheme.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
As Robert Spillane works through a quiet camp, fellow inside linebacker Christian Elliss flashes again and again, this time in coverage during 7-on-7s with a pass breakup.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2026

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