STRIDE Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈstrīd

Definition of stride

as in to march

to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group a gang of armed men strode into the bank and approached the teller

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stride

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noun

as in leap

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Hansen strides into frame and asks the cowering man what his fate should be. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Enzo Maresca strode down the Old Trafford tunnel and let out a victorious roar. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Noun

But even after Ryan caught up to the quarterback, Maiava barely broke his stride. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 While there are still growing pains, both units are finding their stride. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stride

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After recording a safety, K-State accepted the football and marched 41 yards in eight plays, but had to settle for a 28-yard field goal by Rodriguez.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Why is the team of robots working hard one moment, and marching in formation the next?

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of march

Noun

The Horned Frogs expected to take a leap with so much retention on the defensive line, and so far the defense has exceeded expectations.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
Roccaforte took a massive leap in his fourth professional season with the club.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of leap

Noun

Such approaches, known as adoptive cell therapies, are already being investigated for other cancers.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Boston Dynamics’ approach focuses on improving the connection between engineering and manufacturing, with faster component production and assembly intended to support more rapid development.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of approach

Noun

But my personal experience of this is that my political coming of age was the Iraq War and the Patriot Act.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
With Madonna so much in the news and much chatter about the coming of a matriarchal age, breasts have come to the fore and the brassiere has once again come out from under.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of coming

Noun

On Saturday, Loya Chávez was careful to say that the issue at hand was not the drug raid itself, but rather the participation of US officials outside the bounds of Mexican law.

— Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Grupe was the last line of defense as Arizona Cardinals returner Devin Duvernay broke through the coverage, and the 5-foot-7 kicker aggressively lowered his shoulder to force Duvernay out of bounds at the 47-yard line.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of bound

Noun

Its arrival begins the process of turning a military transport into a specialized communications platform designed for one of America’s most critical defense missions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Peak fall color is still potential to be realized, a brilliance whose arrival is impending but unpredictable.

— Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

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