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

2 of 2

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

As the left field bullpen doors swung open before the start of the ninth inning, Chicago Cubs right-hander Ryan Zeferjahn began his trot to the mound with one thought. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

But against the Reds at Truist Park, with Sale and the Braves trailing 1-0 to start the sixth inning, Sale popped out of the dugout and made the slow trot to the mound. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

For well-heeled, globe-trotting diners, Noma offered an escape from modernity and the sensation of communing with something more elemental and earthbound. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Every one ended with the stands empty and only a few devoted students waiting on the railing of the west end zone to see their team trot back into the locker room. — David Ubben, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing trot

• trot out