Synonyms of walked

walked

verb

past tense of walk

1

as in stepped

to go on foot

I walked slowly to school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stepped
• strolled
• wandered
• marched
• sauntered
• traipsed
• strode
• trotted
• hiked
• trekked
• padded
• shuffled
• trod
• ambulated
• paced
• legged (it)
• footed (it)
• promenaded
• ambled
• trooped
• stumbled
• tiptoed
• stomped
• paraded
• trudged
• limped
• hoofed (it)
• stalked
• trampled
• rambled
• pranced
• waddled
• moseyed
• stepped out
• tramped
• tapped
• sashayed
• hobbled
• strutted
• toddled
• staggered
• clumped
• lurched
• swaggered
• stumped
• shambled
• tripped
• plodded
• power walked
• minced
• faltered
• perambulated
• bounced
• tromped
• scuffed
• peregrinated
• footslogged
• lumbered
• pounded
• gimped
• pussyfooted
• nipped

2

as in struck

to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands

workers threatened to walk unless management agreed to shoulder more of the cost of health insurance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• struck
• walked out
• sat in
• locked out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of walked

The choice of chartreuse — a borderline putrid shade of it, no less — walked an appropriate tightrope between glamorous and grotesque. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

The lefty struck out three and walked four over two scoreless innings in his major-league debut, earning the win and aiding the Sox in a 5-3 victory. — Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

The gathering grew into an annual event where mothers brought daughters, children walked the runway and participants received professional photographs at no charge. — Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler, the winning pitcher in Sunday’s 7-3 victory over Tampa Bay that clinched the wild-card spot, walked Austin Riley in the fourth before giving up Albies’ homer to right field that gave Atlanta a 5-0 lead. — Charles Odum, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

And one guest, inexplicably, walked around with his own bottle of a 2014 Cabernet, swirling it to the sounds of DJ duo Sofi Tukker. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026

After the hearing, as Brown walked down the steps of Rowan County Courthouse, a hummingbird flew between her and an Observer reporter before landing on the building’s front pillar. — Julia Coin october 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026

Some walked right toward activism, and others discovered freedom work by accident. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Tatis walked in the third and scored from first on Machado’s double to the wall. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026