What is another word for step?
1253 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ stˈɛp], [ stˈɛp], [ s_t_ˈɛ_p]
The word "step" can have a variety of synonyms depending on the context in which it is used. Some possible synonyms for "step" include stride, pace, gait, footfall, tread, and footstep. In a more figurative sense, "step" might be replaced with words like move, action, measure, or procedure. When talking about a particular phase in a process or journey, "step" could be substituted for stage, phase, or milestone. In a musical or dance context, "step" might be replaced with terms such as rhythm, beat, or move. The many synonyms for "step" provide writers and speakers with a range of options for expressing themselves in a clear and precise manner.
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Similar words for step:
- act (noun)
- action (noun)
- advance (noun)
- carriage (noun)
- category (noun)
- dance (noun)
- degree (noun)
- expediency/expedience (noun)
- gait (noun)
- improvement, progress in development (noun)
- maneuver (noun)
- means (noun)
- measure (noun)
- move (noun)
- note (noun)
- pace (noun)
- procedure (noun)
- proceeding (noun)
- process (noun)
- projection (noun)
- quality (noun)
- rank (noun)
- resource (noun)
- resourcefulness (noun)
- stage (noun)
- track (noun)
- transaction (noun)
- way (noun)
- aerobics/aerobic (noun, adjective)
- ambulate (verb)
- march (verb)
- pace (verb)
- skip (verb)
- stagger (verb)
- traipse (verb)
- tread (verb)
- trudge (verb)
- walk (verb)
Synonyms for Step:
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- demonstration ,
- venture .
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- aerobic ,
- aerobics ,
- aquarobics ,
- bend ,
- bodybuilding ,
- boxercise ,
- calisthenics ,
- chin up ,
- circuit training ,
- the burn .
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- alike ,
- babble ,
- babel ,
- coinciding with ,
- gabble ,
- gargle ,
- gurgle ,
- hiccup ,
- hum ,
- similar to ,
- similarly .
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- banister ,
- bannister ,
- dumbwaiter ,
- elevator ,
- escalator ,
- fire escape ,
- flight ,
- handrail ,
- ladder ,
- landing .
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- gesture .
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- big .
- amelioration ,
- betterment ,
- breakthrough ,
- buildup ,
- furtherance ,
- gain ,
- go-ahead ,
- growth ,
- headway ,
- promotion ,
- rise ,
- upgrade ,
- upping .
- Family ,
- brand ,
- breed ,
- caste ,
- category ,
- clan ,
- class ,
- classification ,
- denomination ,
- designation ,
- feather ,
- form ,
- genotype ,
- genus ,
- grain ,
- ilk ,
- kind ,
- kingdom ,
- label ,
- line ,
- make ,
- mold ,
- order ,
- people ,
- persuasion ,
- phylum ,
- race ,
- rank ,
- series ,
- set ,
- sort ,
- species ,
- stamp ,
- stock ,
- strain ,
- stripe ,
- style ,
- taxonomy ,
- type ,
- variety .
- Tangos ,
- bob ,
- boogie down ,
- boogies ,
- bunny hop ,
- caper ,
- cavort ,
- charleston ,
- conga ,
- congas ,
- disco ,
- flit ,
- foxtrot ,
- foxtrots ,
- frolic ,
- gambol ,
- get down ,
- hustle ,
- jig ,
- jitter ,
- jitterbug ,
- jitterbugs ,
- jive ,
- jives ,
- one-step ,
- rhumba ,
- rock ,
- rock n' roll ,
- samba ,
- spin ,
- sway ,
- tango ,
- tap ,
- twist ,
- two-step ,
- twostep ,
- whirl .
- band aids ,
- band-aids ,
- bandaid ,
- bandaids ,
- de sign ,
- de signs ,
- de-sign ,
- de-signs ,
- easy way outs ,
- re course ,
- re courses ,
- re sort ,
- re sorts ,
- re-course ,
- re-courses ,
- re-sort ,
- re-sorts .
- angstrom ,
- block ,
- centimeter ,
- criterion ,
- cubit ,
- decameter ,
- decimeter ,
- ell ,
- fathom ,
- foot ,
- furlong ,
- hectometer ,
- inch ,
- kilometer ,
- knot ,
- league ,
- meter ,
- micron ,
- mil ,
- mile ,
- millimeter ,
- minute ,
- rod ,
- second ,
- yard .
- course action ,
- out growths ,
- out-growths ,
- pro cess ,
- pro cesses ,
- pro-cess ,
- pro-cesses ,
- un folding ,
- un-folding .
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v.
• ambulate • march- de bouches ,
- de-bouches ,
- forged ahead ,
- forges ahead ,
- forging ahead ,
- hoofing it ,
- hoofs it ,
- moves out ,
- moving out ,
- pound pavement ,
- stepped out ,
- stepping out ,
- steps out .
- footed it ,
- foots it ,
- marked out ,
- marks out ,
- stepped off ,
- stepping off ,
- steps off ,
- walk and down ,
- walk down ,
- walk up down ,
- walked and down ,
- walked down ,
- walked up and down ,
- walked up down ,
- walking and down ,
- walking down ,
- walking up and down ,
- walking up down ,
- walks and down ,
- walks down ,
- walks up and down ,
- walks up down .
- hippety hopped ,
- hippety hopping ,
- hippety hops ,
- hippety-hopped ,
- hippety-hopping ,
- hippety-hops ,
- hippetyhop ,
- hippetyhopped ,
- hippetyhopping ,
- hippetyhops ,
- skirred ,
- skirring ,
- skirrs .
- over lap ,
- over lapped ,
- over lapping ,
- over laps ,
- over-lap ,
- over-lapped ,
- over-lapping ,
- over-laps ,
- titubated ,
- titubates ,
- titubating ,
- top pled ,
- whiffles .
- go foot ,
- goes foot ,
- goes on foot ,
- going foot ,
- take walk ,
- takes walk ,
- taking a walk ,
- taking walk ,
- took a walk ,
- took walk ,
- travel foot ,
- traveled foot ,
- traveled on foot ,
- traveling foot ,
- traveling on foot ,
- travelled foot ,
- travelled on foot ,
- travelling foot ,
- travelling on foot ,
- travels foot ,
- travels on foot ,
- went foot ,
- went on foot .
- re press ,
- re pressed ,
- re presses ,
- re pressing ,
- re-presses ,
- re-pressing ,
- stamped on ,
- stamping on ,
- stamps on ,
- steps on ,
- sub due ,
- sub dues ,
- sub jugate ,
- sub-due ,
- sub-dues .
- dragged oneself ,
- dragging oneself ,
- drags oneself ,
- footslogged ,
- footslogs ,
- plugged along ,
- plugging along ,
- plugs along .
- hit road ,
- locomoted ,
- locomotes ,
- locomoting ,
- wend one way ,
- wend ones way ,
- wend way ,
- wended one way ,
- wended one's way ,
- wended ones way ,
- wended way ,
- wending one way ,
- wending one's way ,
- wending ones way ,
- wending way ,
- wends one way ,
- wends one's way ,
- wends ones way ,
- wends way ,
- went one way ,
- went one's way ,
- went ones way ,
- went way .
Other synonyms:
- amble ,
- ambulate ,
- carriage ,
- choreographer ,
- choreographic ,
- choreography ,
- crawl ,
- fall in ,
- galumph ,
- goose step ,
- hairsbreadth ,
- lollop ,
- lumber ,
- mince ,
- mosey ,
- patter ,
- perambulate ,
- plod ,
- progress ,
- prowl ,
- ramble ,
- saunter ,
- shamble ,
- shimmy ,
- slog ,
- slosh ,
- stroll ,
- strut ,
- swagger ,
- tactic ,
- tiptoe ,
- transaction ,
- trek ,
- waddle ,
- waltz .
- piece .
- point .
- action ,
- choreograph ,
- continue ,
- fall into ,
- footwork ,
- hoof ,
- lag ,
- movement ,
- peg ,
- plateau ,
- rove ,
- rung ,
- scuff ,
- shuffle ,
- stalk ,
- stump ,
- track ,
- troll ,
- trot ,
- walk off ,
- wander .
- drop .
- carry .
- call .
- depth .
- kick .
Other relevant words:
- Danced ,
- Debouched ,
- Debouching ,
- Promenaded ,
- Promenading ,
- Skirr ,
- Stammered ,
- Striding ,
- Strutted ,
- Tiptoes ,
- Titubate ,
- Trooped ,
- Trooping ,
- Whiffle ,
- Whiffled ,
- Whiffling ,
- Zigzagged ,
- Zigzagging ,
- dancing ,
- debouch ,
- debouches ,
- dithered ,
- dithering ,
- drag oneself ,
- flounce ,
- footing it ,
- footslog ,
- footslogging ,
- forge ahead ,
- hippety hop ,
- hippety-hop ,
- hoofed ,
- hoofed it ,
- hoofing ,
- hop ,
- legged ,
- locomote ,
- march ,
- mark out ,
- marking out ,
- move about ,
- move out ,
- moved about ,
- moved out ,
- moving about ,
- overlapping ,
- plug along ,
- pound the pavement ,
- prance ,
- sashay ,
- sashayed ,
- sashaying ,
- skip ,
- skitter ,
- spacing ,
- stagger ,
- staggering ,
- step off ,
- step out ,
- stomp ,
- stomped ,
- stomping ,
- tiptoed ,
- tiptoeing ,
- traipse ,
- trudge ,
- wading ,
- walk up and down ,
- walking ,
- wend one's way ,
- zigzags .
- walk .
- ACTA ,
- BANKS OF RIVERS ,
- Begone ,
- Bowshot ,
- Couche ,
- DO ,
- Dan ,
- Diatessaron ,
- Doing ,
- Gest ,
- Geste ,
- Git ,
- Ichnite ,
- Ichnolite ,
- Indention ,
- Lock step ,
- Measures ,
- Mete ,
- Out of keeping ,
- Overstory ,
- Overstride ,
- Pedestrianize ,
- Pis Aller ,
- Sigil ,
- Stepping ,
- Superstratum ,
- Travels ,
- Travis ,
- Underlayer ,
- Understratum ,
- abdicate ,
- ablaut ,
- abrupt change ,
- abuse ,
- accelerate ,
- accomplished fact ,
- accomplishment ,
- according ,
- according to ,
- ace ,
- achievement ,
- act ,
- activity ,
- ad hoc measure ,
- advance ,
- advancement ,
- advancing ,
- adventure ,
- agreeable ,
- altar ,
- amount ,
- angle rafter ,
- angular velocity ,
- ankle ,
- answer ,
- appraise ,
- appreciate ,
- approach ,
- appropriate ,
- appropriate to ,
- arabesque ,
- artifice ,
- ascend ,
- assay ,
- assess ,
- at one's feet ,
- attempt ,
- attuned ,
- avail ,
- avenue ,
- backpedal ,
- bail ,
- band ,
- bar ,
- bat ,
- be alert ,
- be careful ,
- be cautious ,
- be discreet ,
- be wary ,
- beam ,
- bearing ,
- beat ,
- become disinvolved ,
- become involved ,
- bed ,
- bedding ,
- belt ,
- bestride ,
- bid ,
- bill ,
- bit ,
- blow ,
- bold stroke ,
- boogie ,
- boost ,
- boss ,
- bound ,
- bout ,
- bow out ,
- bowl along ,
- brief span ,
- bright idea ,
- bright thought ,
- bump ,
- bundle ,
- bypass ,
- cadence ,
- calculate ,
- calibrate ,
- calibre ,
- caliper ,
- canter ,
- cantilever ,
- careen ,
- career ,
- chasse ,
- check a parameter ,
- circumambulate ,
- clever stroke ,
- clip ,
- clop ,
- close quarters ,
- close range ,
- colophon ,
- color ,
- compass ,
- completion ,
- compute ,
- concavity ,
- concordant ,
- condition ,
- consistent ,
- consistent with ,
- consonant ,
- contrivance ,
- conventional ,
- convexity ,
- countermove ,
- coup ,
- coup de main ,
- coupe ,
- course ,
- course of action ,
- court card ,
- crack ,
- creep ,
- cross ,
- crown post ,
- cut ,
- cut a rug ,
- dactylogram ,
- dance step ,
- dealings ,
- deck ,
- decrease ,
- deed ,
- demarche ,
- dent ,
- descend ,
- development ,
- device ,
- dial ,
- diapason ,
- diatonic semitone ,
- diminish ,
- dint ,
- direction ,
- discordant ,
- display ,
- divide ,
- division ,
- do something ,
- dodge ,
- doings ,
- doorstep ,
- drag ,
- droop ,
- earreach ,
- earshot ,
- eccentric ,
- echelon ,
- effort ,
- embossment ,
- endeavor ,
- endeavour ,
- enterprise ,
- escalate ,
- essay ,
- estimate ,
- evaluate ,
- ever ,
- excrescence ,
- expediency ,
- expedient ,
- experiment ,
- exploit ,
- fait accompli ,
- feat ,
- feel ,
- feeling ,
- fifth ,
- fingerprint ,
- fitting ,
- flavor ,
- flavour ,
- flight of stairs ,
- fling ,
- floor ,
- fly ,
- foot it ,
- footboard ,
- footfall ,
- foothold ,
- footmark ,
- footprint ,
- footrest ,
- footstep ,
- ford ,
- fossil footprint ,
- fourth ,
- fox trot ,
- frame ,
- framework ,
- gait ,
- gallery ,
- gallop ,
- gambade ,
- gambado ,
- gambit ,
- gauge ,
- generation ,
- get ,
- gimmick ,
- girder ,
- go ,
- go across ,
- go backward ,
- go down ,
- go forward ,
- go on ,
- go up ,
- gradation ,
- graded ,
- gradually ,
- graduate ,
- graduation ,
- grapevine ,
- guideline ,
- gunshot ,
- hair ,
- hair space ,
- hairbreadth ,
- half step ,
- halftone ,
- hand ,
- handiwork ,
- hare ,
- harmonious ,
- hasten ,
- height ,
- hightail ,
- hip rafter ,
- hitch ,
- hobble ,
- hoof it ,
- hoofbeat ,
- hop along ,
- hotfoot ,
- hurry ,
- hurt ,
- ill-treat ,
- ill-use ,
- impress ,
- impression ,
- imprint ,
- improve ,
- improvisation ,
- in agreement ,
- in harmony ,
- in keeping ,
- in keeping with ,
- in step with ,
- in tune ,
- inappropriate ,
- inconsistent ,
- increase ,
- increment ,
- indent ,
- indentation ,
- initiative ,
- injure ,
- instrumentation ,
- intensify ,
- intercede ,
- interfere ,
- interval ,
- intervene ,
- jaywalk ,
- job ,
- jog ,
- joist ,
- journey ,
- journeying ,
- jump ,
- juncture ,
- jury-rig ,
- jury-rigged expedient ,
- kilometre ,
- king post ,
- kink ,
- kinky ,
- lap ,
- last expedient ,
- last resort ,
- layer ,
- leap ,
- leave ,
- ledge ,
- leg ,
- leg it ,
- legs ,
- lengths ,
- lick ,
- limit ,
- link ,
- lintel ,
- little ,
- look ,
- lope ,
- lump ,
- lurch ,
- make haste ,
- make tracks ,
- makeshift ,
- maltreat ,
- manoeuvre ,
- mantel ,
- mantelpiece ,
- mantle ,
- mantlepiece ,
- manufacture ,
- market area ,
- market place ,
- master stroke ,
- means ,
- measurement ,
- measuring ,
- measuring rod ,
- measuring stick ,
- mensurate ,
- mensuration ,
- method ,
- mishandle ,
- mistreat ,
- modillion ,
- moonwalk ,
- motion ,
- move ,
- move backward ,
- move forward ,
- musical note ,
- not fitting ,
- not harmonious ,
- note ,
- notice ,
- nuance ,
- octave ,
- offbeat ,
- offer ,
- on foot ,
- once ,
- operation ,
- overhang ,
- overlayer ,
- overt act ,
- pace ,
- paddle ,
- pas ,
- pass ,
- pass by ,
- pass over ,
- passage ,
- path ,
- pelt ,
- perambulation ,
- performance ,
- period ,
- pervert ,
- phase ,
- pimple ,
- piste ,
- pitch ,
- plan ,
- plane ,
- plumb ,
- previously ,
- prize ,
- probe ,
- proceed ,
- proceeding ,
- process ,
- production ,
- progression ,
- progressive ,
- promenade ,
- proportion ,
- pug ,
- pugmark ,
- pure tone ,
- pussyfoot ,
- quantify ,
- quantity ,
- quantize ,
- quantum ,
- quickstep ,
- quit ,
- rack ,
- rafter ,
- raise ,
- ram ,
- rate ,
- ratio ,
- reduce ,
- remove ,
- res gestae ,
- resign ,
- resort ,
- resource ,
- rest ,
- retire ,
- riser ,
- roll ,
- round ,
- route ,
- routine ,
- ruffle ,
- run ,
- run along ,
- rundle ,
- running board ,
- rustle ,
- scaffold ,
- scarper ,
- scope ,
- scuttle ,
- seal ,
- seam ,
- secede ,
- semitone ,
- seventh ,
- shade ,
- shadow ,
- shake up ,
- shelf ,
- shift ,
- shoot ahead of ,
- shot ,
- shout ,
- sidle ,
- signet ,
- sill ,
- single-foot ,
- situation ,
- sixth ,
- size ,
- size up ,
- skeleton ,
- skulk ,
- slink ,
- slither ,
- slouch ,
- slowly ,
- slowness ,
- smell ,
- sneak ,
- socialize ,
- solution ,
- sound ,
- space ,
- span ,
- speed up ,
- spell ,
- spirit ,
- spitting distance ,
- spoke ,
- spoor ,
- spot ,
- spring ,
- sprint ,
- stab ,
- stair ,
- staircase ,
- stairs ,
- stairway ,
- standard ,
- start ,
- stave ,
- steadily ,
- steal ,
- step along ,
- step lively ,
- step on ,
- step on it ,
- stepladder ,
- stepping-stone ,
- steps ,
- stint ,
- stir ,
- stitch ,
- stone's throw ,
- stoop ,
- stopgap ,
- story ,
- straddle ,
- stratagem ,
- stratified ,
- stratum ,
- stride ,
- string ,
- stroke ,
- stud ,
- stunt ,
- substratum ,
- subterfuge ,
- summer ,
- supplant ,
- survey ,
- swing ,
- tactical manoeuver ,
- take care ,
- take heed ,
- take steps ,
- technique ,
- tempo ,
- temporary expedient ,
- tentative ,
- thickness ,
- thing ,
- third ,
- thumbprint ,
- tier ,
- timber ,
- timbre ,
- tincture ,
- tint ,
- toddle ,
- tone ,
- tone of voice ,
- tonicity ,
- tonus ,
- topsoil ,
- totter ,
- touch ,
- touchstone ,
- tour de force ,
- trace ,
- tract ,
- traditional ,
- trail ,
- tramp ,
- trample ,
- transom ,
- trave ,
- travel ,
- travelling ,
- tread ,
- tread on ,
- treat badly ,
- trial ,
- trial and error ,
- triangulate ,
- trick ,
- trip the light fantastic ,
- trump ,
- trump card ,
- try ,
- turn ,
- unconventional ,
- understory ,
- undertaking ,
- up ,
- valuate ,
- value ,
- velocity ,
- vertebra ,
- vestige ,
- walk lightly ,
- way ,
- weigh ,
- wend ,
- whack ,
- when ,
- whole step ,
- whole tone ,
- withdraw ,
- work ,
- working hypothesis ,
- workmanship ,
- works ,
- zone .
- BERMS ,
- Berm ,
- Excellencies ,
- Modus ,
- Positure ,
- Qualities ,
- Re-presentation ,
- SHARPS ,
- aeon ,
- aeons ,
- airings ,
- band aid ,
- contemporaries ,
- curveball ,
- demarches ,
- easy way out ,
- enrichment ,
- excellency ,
- expedience ,
- fancy footwork ,
- footmarks ,
- game plan ,
- getalong ,
- go-down ,
- godown ,
- godowns ,
- goings-on ,
- hang up ,
- hangup ,
- manner ,
- measure ,
- naturals ,
- notch ,
- outthrust ,
- point in time ,
- pre-eminence ,
- quality ,
- resourcefulness ,
- sills ,
- stage ,
- stance ,
- system date ,
- the book ,
- the numbers ,
- walks ,
- wises ,
- wonts ,
- workings .
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How to use "Step" in context?
"step" is an indie-pop band from Boise, Idaho. Formed in 2006, the band consists of brothers Clark and Casey Griggs, alongside drummer Tim Loveless. After self-releasing two albums and touring throughout the United States, the band signed to New West Records in early 2014. Their debut album "Step" was released in September of that year, and received positive reviews from music critics. In January of 2018, the band released their second album, "Good Days", which received even more acclaim.
Paraphrases for Step:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
Stepping.
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Proper noun, singular
steps.
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Noun, plural
steps.
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Noun, singular or mass
steps.
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Adjective
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
stepping-stone.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, plural
Phases, crossings, moves, changes, projections.
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Noun, singular or mass
achievement, aspect, bit, breakthrough, changeover, component, contribution, element, extent, gesture, improvement, juncture, measure, measurement, phase, progression, staircase, strengthening, stride, thing, transition, Soli, Measures, ministers, walks, step-by-step.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
joining, moving, shifting, switching, travelling.
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Noun, plural
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Other Related
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Adjective
milestone.
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Proper noun, singular
milestone, stages, milestones.
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Noun, plural
stages, milestones.
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Noun, singular or mass
milestone.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
stages.
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Adjective
Homophones for Step:
- shut up, stiff, shtup, steep, stative, shoot up, stab, Swot Up, stave, step-up, stub, sky dive, sedative, southpaw, staph, s.t.p., Stupe, steppe, sit by, set up, side view, sweet bay, suggestive, stay up, stuff, stevia, stp, stave off, sit up, shade off, stupefy, stove, staff, stoop, stovepipe, setoff, stay off, sweat off, sweet pea, stop up, Stupa, side of beef, stipe, setup, stubby, set off, shut off, sawed-off, step up, sheet web, soda pop, stoep, sit-up, stob, skydive, sicative, sixty-five, sweetpea, staffa, stoup, stop, STEPP, stuffy.
Hyponym for Step:
Word of the Day
turned-up
- Synonyms:
- dumpy, retrousse, blocky, chubby, podgy, pudgy, pug, retrousse, snub-nosed, squatty.
