PACING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

pacing

verb

present participle of pace

as in striding

to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group six jugglers paced neatly alongside one another in the parade

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as in progressing

to move forward along a course the couple paced through the motions of a marriage, but it was never more than a financial and social arrangement

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Recent Examples of pacing Audiences loved the character, which had as much to do with Cameron’s expert pacing as the effects. — ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 The biotechnology stock pacing for its best week on record after its rally of more than 170% on Wednesday. — Sean Conlon,justina Lee,fred Imbert,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 In an online stream of the event, he can be seen pacing in front of the team bench in gray shorts and a black T-shirt. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 20 Aug. 2026 When one of his students hits the stage to try out their comedy material, Aidan Park is usually pacing back and forth in the back, hoping his students don’t forget a line. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 But out-pacing a BMW with a Chrysler Pacifica on an autocross? — Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 These sad conventions; these American ways of being, pacing to the end of a block and back like hamsters. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 But one of its issues is the amount of plot overlap with last year’s Companion, a sharper satirical jab at toxic relationships and technophobia with energized pacing and clever twists. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026 One kept moving, dancing nervously from foot to foot, pacing back and forth to the corner. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026

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Verb

Likewise, in January, Disney's former chief executive Bob Iger hinted at the park's location in an Instagram post of him striding along the beach on Yas Island.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The pair of bronzes, designed by James Earle Fraser, each features a nude male figure (one holding a book, the other a bundle of grain) striding next to a Pegasus.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of striding

Verb

If this has proved conflicting, Gibney does not let on, marching from sacred target to sacred target with little apparent tentativeness.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Hundreds of residents returned to the streets the following day, marching toward the Trampolín and Benítez beach areas where migrants were camped and repeating the same chant, according to EFE.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of marching

Verb

Subsense, which has raised $27 million in funding, is currently doing preclinical work, experimenting with various elements of the technology and conducting some experiments on mice.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Now, the two men — coach and GM — are in the process of doing exactly as each promised when they were hired.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of doing

Verb

This is the second time this year that conferences have banded together to essentially stop something that was proceeding despite NCAA rules against it.

— Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Among other requests, the complaint asked the court to declare the firings unlawful under the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedures Act and bar the Pentagon from proceeding with the terminations.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of proceeding

Verb

This is my personal version of those videos of soldiers coming home from war, and the other women react as such.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
From a design-forward city escape to an eco-friendly island retreat (and a uniquely historic getaway coming soon), discover what Patina can offer globe-trotters interested in a transformative way of traveling through life and through the world.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

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