Synonyms of trotted

trotted

verb

past tense of trot

1

as in jogged

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

• jogged
• ran
• sprinted
• galloped
• raced
• sped
• hurried
• dashed
• scampered
• rushed
• skipped
• leaped
• tripped
• scurried
• scooted
• zipped
• hustled
• bounded
• loped
• cantered
• sprang
• bolted
• hurled
• breezed
• hastened
• whirled
• hurtled
• blasted
• buzzed
• blazed
• hied
• bustled
• whisked
• tore
• rocketed
• bowled
• scuttled
• blew
• humped
• careened
• rustled
• rammed
• ripped
• zoomed
• barreled
• shagged
• pelted
• coursed
• jetted
• shot
• stepped (along)
• belted
• nipped
• pattered
• hared
• bombed
• legged (it)
• footed (it)
• cannonballed
• hotfooted (it)
• hoofed (it)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strolled
• sauntered
• ambled
• shuffled
• dragged
• lingered
• crept
• crawled
• lagged
• poked
• loitered
• shambled
• trudged
• dawdled
• tarried
• plodded
• dallied
• lumbered
• hobbled
• limped
• dillydallied

2

as in raced

to proceed or move quickly

now trot along and get washed up for supper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raced
• scurried
• sped
• hurried
• rushed
• traveled
• drove
• flew
• chased
• jumped
• zipped
• scooted
• ran
• stepped
• buzzed
• darted
• dashed
• blew
• jogged
• bolted
• blasted
• hustled
• whirled
• scuttled
• tore
• ripped
• rammed
• zoomed
• hurled
• bowled
• breezed
• blazed
• galloped
• motored
• rustled
• hastened
• hurtled
• whisked
• hied
• bustled
• rocketed
• humped
• careened
• barreled
• bundled
• careered
• nipped
• cracked (on)
• pelted
• coursed
• jetted
• shot
• belted
• beat it
• scampered
• hared
• flitted
• sprinted
• bombed
• stepped on it
• highballed
• cannonballed
• shook a leg
• hotfooted (it)
• streaked
• made tracks
• whizzed
• stampeded
• scudded
• scuffled
• got a move on
• accelerated
• beetled
• overtook
• quickened
• outpaced
• stepped out
• outran
• outstripped
• caught up
• beelined
• arrowed
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crept
• crawled
• dragged
• poked
• lingered
• strolled
• lagged
• hung (around or out)
• poked
• loitered
• sauntered
• ambled
• shuffled
• tarried
• plodded
• dallied
• lumbered
• dawdled
• slowed (down or up)
• decelerated
• dillydallied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trotted

The next day, Magglio Ordóñez trotted right by him on his way around the bases after his pennant-clinching home run. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

The big buck had trotted by Van Lith’s stand only 12 yards away as the hunter was climbing down. — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

Earlier this month, bulldozers were videoed uprooting trees and shoveling dirt as wild animals trotted by. — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

This time, Maye tossed an interception downfield, and trotted off toward the sideline in defeat. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026

Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015. — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026

Majestic horses trotted past the grazing hogs. — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026

Walk stole third and then trotted home when Camden Johnson clubbed his ninth home run of the season. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026