Step and Stride

Step

Step verb - To go on foot.
Usage example: I stepped across the street for a quick lunch at the new diner

Stride is a synonym for step in walk topic. In some cases you can use "Stride" instead the word "Step" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like pace, movement, body, walking. popular alternative

Nearby Words: stepped, stepping, stepper

Stride

Stride verb - To move along with a steady regular step especially in a group.
Usage example: a gang of armed men strode into the bank and approached the teller
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Synonyms for Stride

Step is a synonym for stride in activity topic. You can use "Step" instead the word "Stride" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as movement, thing, body, march. popular alternative

Nearby Words: strident, striding

How words are described

good good step good stride
full full step full stride
single single step single stride
great great step great stride
Other adjectives: new.

Common collocations

way step way stride way
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