STEPS Synonyms: 191 Similar and Opposite Words

steps 1 of 2

noun

Definition of steps next

plural of step

as in path

the direction along which something or someone moves their steps led them through a long corridor

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Relevance

steps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of step

as in walks

to go on foot I stepped across the street for a quick lunch at the new diner

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as in dances

to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music she was in her element, happily stepping around the dance floor

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as in speeds

to proceed or move quickly many people wanted to linger before the president's bier, but guards kept the line of mourners stepping forward

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Noun

Refuse to let outside influences steer you down the wrong path.

Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Surprisingly, two of the three rats chose to take the less efficient path of turning away from the reward and running to the car to drive to their Froot Loop destination.

Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024

Definition of path

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