Synonyms for step
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1. stepnoun

   Synonyms:
   advance, pace, space, grade, remove, degree, gradation, progression, track, trice, walk, gait, proceeding, action, measure

   Antonyms:
   retreat, recession, baiting, station, standing, nongraduation, non-progression, standstill, stop, tracklessness, untraceableness, non impression, desinence, desistance, inaction

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1. measure, stepnoun

   any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

   "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"

   Synonyms:
   measure, standard, measuring stick, metre, whole step, quantity, footprint, meter, amount, mensuration, measuring, criterion, stair, whole tone, pace, bill, measurement, bar, footfall, beat, dance step, gradation, cadence, stone's throw, footstep, measuring rod, tone, touchstone, stride, footmark

2. footstep, pace, step, stridenoun

   the distance covered by a step

   "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"

   Synonyms:
   footstep, tread, gait, stone's throw, stair, yard, pace, whole tone, tempo, measure, footfall, dance step, gradation, tone, rate, whole step, footmark, footprint, stride

3. stepnoun

   the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

   "he walked with unsteady steps"

   Synonyms:
   measure, tone, dance step, footprint, footstep, pace, footfall, stone's throw, footmark, whole tone, stride, stair, gradation, whole step

4. step, stairnoun

   support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

   "he paused on the bottom step"

   Synonyms:
   measure, tone, dance step, footprint, footstep, pace, footfall, stone's throw, footmark, whole tone, stride, stair, gradation, whole step

5. gradation, stepnoun

   relative position in a graded series

   "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"

   Synonyms:
   footstep, graduation, grade, stone's throw, stair, pace, whole tone, measure, footfall, dance step, gradation, tone, whole step, footmark, footprint, stride

6. step, stone's thrownoun

   a short distance

   "it's only a step to the drugstore"

   Synonyms:
   measure, tone, dance step, footprint, footstep, pace, footfall, stone's throw, footmark, whole tone, stride, stair, gradation, whole step

7. footfall, footstep, stepnoun

   the sound of a step of someone walking

   "he heard footsteps on the porch"

   Synonyms:
   measure, tone, dance step, footprint, footmark, pace, footfall, stone's throw, gradation, whole tone, stride, stair, footstep, whole step

8. tone, whole tone, step, whole stepnoun

   a musical interval of two semitones

   Synonyms:
   pure tone, quality, footprint, measure, look, timbre, footfall, tone of voice, smell, stride, dance step, feel, timber, whole tone, note, footstep, pace, spirit, tonicity, tone, gradation, whole step, footmark, flavour, stone's throw, stair, tonus, tincture, feeling, flavor, musical note, tint, shade

9. footprint, footmark, stepnoun

   a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

   "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"

   Synonyms:
   measure, whole step, tone, dance step, footprint, pace, footfall, stone's throw, gradation, whole tone, stride, stair, footstep, footmark

10. stepnoun

    a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed

    Synonyms:
    measure, tone, dance step, footprint, footstep, pace, footfall, stone's throw, footmark, whole tone, stride, stair, gradation, whole step

11. dance step, stepverb

    a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

    "he taught them the waltz step"

    Synonyms:
    measure, tone, dance step, footprint, footmark, pace, footfall, stone's throw, gradation, whole tone, stride, stair, footstep, whole step

12. stepverb

    shift or move by taking a step

    "step back"

    Synonyms:
    abuse, pace, mistreat, tread, maltreat, ill-use, ill-treat

13. step, treadverb

    put down or press the foot, place the foot

    "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"

    Synonyms:
    maltreat, tread, pace, abuse, trample, mistreat, ill-use, ill-treat

14. stepverb

    cause (a computer) to execute a single command

    Synonyms:
    abuse, pace, mistreat, tread, maltreat, ill-use, ill-treat

15. mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treatverb

    treat badly

    "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

    Synonyms:
    pervert, maltreat, blackguard, tread, pace, abuse, clapperclaw, misuse, shout, mistreat, ill-use, ill-treat

16. stepverb

    furnish with steps

    "The architect wants to step the terrace"

    Synonyms:
    abuse, pace, mistreat, tread, maltreat, ill-use, ill-treat

17. stepverb

    move with one's feet in a specific manner

    "step lively"

    Synonyms:
    abuse, pace, mistreat, tread, maltreat, ill-use, ill-treat

18. stepverb

    walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner

    "step over to the blackboard"

    Synonyms:
    abuse, pace, mistreat, tread, maltreat, ill-use, ill-treat

19. stepverb

    place (a ship's mast) in its step

    Synonyms:
    abuse, pace, mistreat, tread, maltreat, ill-use, ill-treat

20. pace, stepverb

    measure (distances) by pacing

    "step off ten yards"

    Synonyms:
    maltreat, tread, pace, abuse, mistreat, ill-use, ill-treat

21. stepverb

    move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation

    "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"

    Synonyms:
    abuse, pace, mistreat, tread, maltreat, ill-use, ill-treat

Matched Categories

1. • Architecture
   • Block
   • Furnish
   • Interval
   • Locomotion
   • Maneuver
   • Measure
   • Move
   • Place
   • Rank
   • Run
   • Travel
   • Treat
   • Walk

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. take something in stride

   to cope with something unfortunate without much effort; to accept or manage difficulties well.

   he took it in stride when they attempted to ostracize him

   Submitted by anonymous on April 7, 2020  

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1. stepnoun

   Synonyms:
   pace, tread

2. stepnoun

   Synonyms:
   stair

3. stepnoun

   Synonyms:
   degree, grade, gradation

4. stepnoun

   Synonyms:
   advancement, progression

5. stepnoun

   Synonyms:
   action, act, deed, proceeding

6. stepnoun

   Synonyms:
   measure, means, method, expedient

7. stepnoun

   Synonyms:
   round (of a ladder), rundle

8. stepnoun

   Synonyms:
   short distance, stone's throw, small space, few steps

9. stepverb

   Synonyms:
   walk

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stepnoun

   Synonyms:
   pace, stair, round, footstep, footprint, footmark, track, grade, degree, gradation, measure, action, procedure, expedient, stride (a long step)

2. stepverb

   Synonyms:
   pace, stride

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1. List of paraphrases for "step":

   stage, paso, phase, move, measure, solis, steps, passage, n't, milestone, leap, arch, dwtps, extent, soli, stride, progress, not, pace, stages, measurement

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1. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson:

   At my headquarters, I'm pressing my staff continually to stay one step ahead of groups like ISIS, AQAP, Al-Shabaab, to stay one step ahead of the weather, to stay one step ahead of the cyberattacks we face, to stay once step ahead of what's happening on our southern border.

2. Rwandan Justice Minister Johnston Bussingye:

   It is a good step but it is a very small step. A big step is when the world realizes that this group in eastern DRC needs to be eliminated.

3. Antoine De Saint-Exupery:

   What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it.

4. Van Veldhuizen:

   You don't know what the next step brings, all of a sudden you step a little funny on a pebble or you step into a pothole and now you've got a twisted ankle.

5. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   All great masters are chiefly distinguished by the power of adding a second, a third, and perhaps a fourth step in a continuous line. Many a man had taken the first step. With every additional step you enhance immensely the value of you first.