Synonyms of trot

trot 1 of 2

noun

1

as in hag

a mean or ugly old woman

a gossipy old trot who never had a good word to say about anyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hag
• witch
• crone
• carline
• beldam
• shrew
• hellcat
• harpy
• virago

2

as in diarrhea

trots plural abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools

ate something that gave us the trots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diarrhea
• runs
• Delhi belly
• turista
• flux
• Montezuma's revenge
• dysentery
• shigellosis
• scour(s)

trot

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verb

ˈträt 

1

as in to jog

to go at a pace faster than a walk

had to trot to keep up with the tour guide's quick pace

trotted around the bases after hitting a home run

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jog
• run
• gallop
• sprint
• race
• speed
• hurry
• skip
• trip
• rush
• scamper
• dash
• leap
• scoot
• scurry
• zip
• lope
• hustle
• canter
• bound
• spring
• hare
• course
• breeze
• shag
• hasten
• belt
• jet
• tear
• hie
• hump
• hurl
• rocket
• scuttle
• bowl
• hurtle
• leg (it)
• blow
• zoom
• whisk
• rip
• blaze
• whirl
• blast
• barrel
• bolt
• pelt
• foot (it)
• buzz
• shoot
• rustle
• careen
• ram
• step (along)
• hoof (it)
• nip
• bustle
• bomb
• hotfoot (it)
• cannonball
• patter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stroll
• saunter
• amble
• shuffle
• drag
• crawl
• creep
• linger
• dawdle
• lag
• poke
• loiter
• tarry
• shamble
• trudge
• limp
• plod
• lumber
• hobble
• dally
• dillydally

2

as in to race

to proceed or move quickly

now trot along and get washed up for supper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• race
• speed
• scurry
• hurry
• fly
• rush
• travel
• drive
• chase
• jump
• run
• zip
• scoot
• step
• buzz
• blow
• jog
• dart
• scuttle
• gallop
• dash
• tear
• zoom
• rip
• hare
• blast
• shoot
• breeze
• course
• bowl
• whirl
• career
• bolt
• crack (on)
• motor
• hasten
• ram
• hurl
• belt
• blaze
• hustle
• hie
• hump
• jet
• rustle
• nip
• rocket
• whisk
• barrel
• hurtle
• beat it
• bundle
• pelt
• careen
• get a move on
• highball
• bustle
• make tracks
• step on it
• shake a leg
• flit
• hotfoot (it)
• bomb
• cannonball
• scamper
• sprint
• streak
• accelerate
• stampede
• beetle
• whiz
• overtake
• quicken
• step out
• outrun
• scuffle
• scud
• catch up
• outpace
• outstrip
• arrow
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawl
• creep
• drag
• poke
• hang (around or out)
• linger
• stroll
• dawdle
• lag
• poke
• loiter
• saunter
• amble
• tarry
• shuffle
• plod
• slow (down or up)
• lumber
• decelerate
• dally
• dillydally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trot

Noun

After more than a decade of waiting and an afternoon spent earning and then clinging to a lead, Bud Cauley broke into a trot at the RBC Canadian Open. — Hugh Kellenberger, New York Times, 14 June 2026

Marie-Paule expressed her delight at going home by proceeding at a brisk, purposeful trot. — Annie Ernaux, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Verb

As thunder rumbles over Mpophomeni, and the first drops of rain fall, children at the training field pull on hoodies and start to walk home, their dogs trotting faithfully alongside them. — Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026

Gerardo Olivares’ globe-trotting comedy sees various nomads and tribesmen move heaven and earth to watch the final between 2002 World Cup final between Germany and Brazil. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Phrases Containing trot

• trot out