Synonyms of prance

prance

verb

ˈpran(t)s 

as in to strut

to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements

pranced across the room dressed in an outrageous costume

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strut
• stalk
• sashay
• stride
• swagger
• tiptoe
• shuffle
• step
• parade
• pad
• sweep
• mince
• traipse
• tread
• stagger
• lurch
• pussyfoot
• flounce
• pace
• promenade
• shamble
• pound
• lumber

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prance

In the album’s most beautiful moments, Triplin makes arpeggios sound like prancing through an earthly paradise and sands off juke’s rough edges to produce rhythms that seem to chug along in the margins of a daydreaming brain. —Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026

And, to this day, they are meticulously trained from colts to perform spectacular feats of dressage, including some who can lift their front legs and seem to prance off the ground. —Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026

Here, the Multimatic True Active Spool Valve dampers (TASV) pranced and pranged over bumps, dips and cracks. —Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

What happened that fateful night changes the girls’ lives over the course of the summer, with the film touching upon sensitive issues of trauma and guilt as the two tensely prance around difficult conversations that forever alter their relationship. —Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026