Synonyms of trots

trots 1 of 2

noun

plural of trot

as in diarrhea

abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools

ate something that gave us the trots

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

trots

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of trot

1

as in jogs

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

• jogs
• runs
• gallops
• sprints
• rushes
• hurries
• races
• skips
• scampers
• dashes
• trips
• speeds
• scurries
• leaps
• scoots
• zips
• hustles
• lopes
• bounds
• springs
• hurls
• scuttles
• canters
• zooms
• bowls
• buzzes
• hastens
• whisks
• hies
• hurtles
• rustles
• barrels
• careens
• rips
• blows
• legs (it)
• jets
• hoofs (it)
• tears
• blasts
• whirls
• blazes
• bustles
• rams
• courses
• breezes
• shags
• humps
• belts
• shoots
• hares
• bolts
• rockets
• steps (along)
• foots (it)
• nips
• bombs
• pelts
• hotfoots (it)
• patters
• cannonballs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strolls
• saunters
• ambles
• shuffles
• drags
• lingers
• lags
• crawls
• pokes
• creeps
• loiters
• dawdles
• shambles
• trudges
• dallies
• tarries
• plods
• lumbers
• limps
• hobbles
• dillydallies

2

as in scurries

to proceed or move quickly

now trot along and get washed up for supper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scurries
• rushes
• hurries
• races
• travels
• speeds
• flies
• chases
• drives
• jumps
• runs
• zips
• scoots
• buzzes
• scuttles
• blows
• zooms
• jogs
• dashes
• steps
• darts
• bowls
• rips
• hurls
• blasts
• hustles
• gallops
• tears
• whirls
• rustles
• rams
• shoots
• whisks
• hastens
• hies
• barrels
• hurtles
• blazes
• careens
• bolts
• jets
• motors
• breezes
• bustles
• cracks (on)
• nips
• courses
• humps
• hares
• belts
• beats it
• careers
• steps on it
• bundles
• scampers
• rockets
• flits
• pelts
• bombs
• makes tracks
• sprints
• hotfoots (it)
• shakes a leg
• highballs
• cannonballs
• gets a move on
• accelerates
• whizzes
• stampedes
• beetles
• scuds
• outruns
• streaks
• scuffles
• overtakes
• quickens
• outstrips
• outpaces
• steps out
• beelines
• arrows
• catches up
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawls
• pokes
• drags
• creeps
• lingers
• lags
• hangs (around or out)
• pokes
• loiters
• strolls
• saunters
• ambles
• dawdles
• shuffles
• dallies
• tarries
• plods
• lumbers
• slows (down or up)
• decelerates
• dillydallies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trots

Noun

In dressage competitions, horses follow a short sequence of bouncing walks and trots, pirouettes and figures-of-eight. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

The movie trots along like an obliging corgi pup; TV director Gregor and DP Zac Nicholson give it a gilded mark of quality. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

Outside, another Pom, named Armand, trots across a massive video marquee, watching over Flamingo Road like a furry patron saint of indulgence. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

Contributing Travel Editor Andrew Sessa spins the globe — and trots around it, too — to bring CNT the latest and greatest news and notes from destinations far and wide. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026

Both hitters, Contreras in particular, admired their shots before beginning their trots around the bases. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 May 2026

The Dominican team set a WBC record for home runs in this tournament – and, presumably, a record for ensuing bat flips and elaborate home run trots that turn a perfunctory trip around the bases into a performative celebration of national identity and personal swagger. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026

Being hangry is a real threat to your social life today, as Mercury trots into your community sector. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026

While saddled up on Bella, Kynleigh happily trots through her house, excited to show Bella a spot she's never seen before. — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026

Verb

And they custom-fit Shawkat’s mellower Molly, who trots behind in Frankie’s wake of destruction. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026

After Nessa's crushing death, Glinda (Ariana Grande) hands off her jeweled footwear to Dorothy (Bethany Weaver), who trots down the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) in the Emerald City. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025