" stepping "

1: to go on foot;

  * e.g., " ... I stepped across the street for a quick lunch at the new diner "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ambulating,

•  footing (it),

•  hoofing (it),

•  legging (it),

•  padding,

•  traipsing,

•  treading,

•  walking

•  Antonyms : 

•  crawling,

•  creeping,

•  poking

2: to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music;

  * e.g., " ... she was in her element, happily stepping around the dance floor "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dancing,

•  footing (it),

•  hoofing (it)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to proceed or move quickly;

  * e.g., " ... many people wanted to linger before the president's bier, but guards kept the line of mourners stepping forward "

•  Synonyms : 

•  barreling,

•  belting,

•  blasting,

•  blazing,

•  blowing,

•  bolting,

•  bombing,

•  bowling,

•  breezing,

•  bundling,

•  bustling,

•  buzzing,

•  cannonballing,

•  careening,

•  careering,

•  chasing,

•  coursing,

•  cracking (on),

•  dashing,

•  driving,

•  flying,

•  haring,

•  hastening,

•  highballing,

•  hotfooting (it),

•  humping,

•  hurling,

•  hurrying,

•  hurtling,

•  hustling,

•  hying,

•  jetting,

•  jumping,

•  motoring,

•  nipping,

•  pelting,

•  racing,

•  ramming,

•  ripping,

•  rocketing,

•  running,

•  rushing,

•  rustling,

•  scooting,

•  scurrying,

•  scuttling,

•  shooting,

•  speeding,

•  tearing,

•  traveling,

•  trotting,

•  whirling,

•  whisking,

•  zipping,

•  zooming

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to go on foot;

  * e.g., " ... I stepped across the street for a quick lunch at the new diner "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ambulate,

•  foot (it),

•  hoof (it),

•  leg (it),

•  pad,

•  traipse,

•  tread,

•  walk

•  Antonyms : 

•  crawl,

•  creep,

•  poke

2: to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music;

  * e.g., " ... she was in her element, happily stepping around the dance floor "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dance,

•  foot (it),

•  hoof (it)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to proceed or move quickly;

  * e.g., " ... many people wanted to linger before the president's bier, but guards kept the line of mourners stepping forward "

•  Synonyms : 

•  barrel,

•  belt,

•  blast,

•  blaze,

•  blow,

•  bolt,

•  bomb,

•  bowl,

•  breeze,

•  bundle,

•  bustle,

•  buzz,

•  cannonball,

•  careen,

•  career,

•  chase,

•  course,

•  crack (on),

•  dash,

•  drive,

•  fly,

•  hare,

•  hasten,

•  hie,

•  highball,

•  hotfoot (it),

•  hump,

•  hurl,

•  hurry,

•  hurtle,

•  hustle,

•  jet,

•  jump,

•  motor,

•  nip,

•  pelt,

•  race,

•  ram,

•  rip,

•  rocket,

•  run,

•  rush,

•  rustle,

•  scoot,

•  scurry,

•  scuttle,

•  shoot,

•  speed,

•  tear,

•  travel,

•  trot,

•  whirl,

•  whisk,

•  zip,

•  zoom

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to leave a place often for another;

  * e.g., " ... now that my ride's here, I'll be stepping along "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bail,

•  bail out,

•  begone,

•  book,

•  bug off,

•  bug out,

•  bugger off,

•  buzz (off),

•  clear off,

•  clear out,

•  cut out,

•  depart,

•  dig out,

•  exit,

•  get,

•  get off,

•  go,

•  go off,

•  move,

•  pack (up or off),

•  part,

•  peel off,

•  pike (out or off),

•  pull out,

•  push off,

•  push on,

•  quit,

•  run along,

•  sally (forth),

•  scarper,

•  shove (off),

•  take off,

•  vamoose,

•  walk out

•  Antonyms : 

•  arrive,

•  come,

•  show up,

•  turn up

1: as in running over, running down;

•  Synonyms : 

•  overriding,

•  running down,

•  running over,

•  champing,

•  stamping,

•  stomping,

•  tramping,

•  trampling,

•  tromping,

•  mashing,

•  pulping,

•  smashing,

•  squashing,

•  squelching,

•  booting,

•  hoofing,

•  kicking

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make a brief visit;

  * e.g., " ... I just stepped in to say hi on my way to class "

•  Synonyms : 

•  calling,

•  coming by,

•  coming over,

•  dropping by,

•  dropping in,

•  popping (in),

•  running in,

•  running (over),

•  stopping (by or in),

•  visiting

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to serve as a replacement usually for a time only;

  * e.g., " ... couldn't find anyone to step in for me so that I could take a break from my caregiving duties "

•  Synonyms : 

•  covering,

•  filling in,

•  pinch-hitting,

•  standing in,

•  subbing,

•  substituting,

•  taking over

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to be sexually unfaithful;

  * e.g., " ... if she catches him stepping out on her, she'll divorce him without a moment's hesitation "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cheating,

•  philandering,

•  screwing around

•  Antonyms : 

•  breathing,

•  living

2: to stop living;

  * e.g., " ... my greedy relatives are only being nice to me because they expect me to step out any time now "

•  Synonyms : 

•  checking out,

•  conking (out),

•  croaking,

•  deceasing,

•  demising,

•  departing,

•  dropping,

•  dying,

•  ending,

•  exiting,

•  expiring,

•  falling,

•  flatlining,

•  going,

•  kicking in,

•  kicking off,

•  parting,

•  passing away,

•  passing (on),

•  pegging out,

•  perishing,

•  popping off,

•  succumbing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to take part in social activities;

  * e.g., " ... waited until a year after her husband's death before stepping out again "

•  Synonyms : 

•  associating,

•  fraternizing,

•  going out,

•  hobnobbing,

•  mingling,

•  mixing,

•  socializing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make markedly greater in measure or degree;

  * e.g., " ... candidates stepping up their campaigns as election day draws near "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accentuating,

•  amping (up),

•  amplifying,

•  beefing (up),

•  boosting,

•  consolidating,

•  deepening,

•  enhancing,

•  heightening,

•  intensifying,

•  magnifying,

•  redoubling,

•  strengthening

•  Antonyms : 

•  abating,

•  moderating

1: as in leave, retirement;

•  Synonyms : 

•  abdication,

•  departing,

•  departure,

•  exit,

•  exiting,

•  leave,

•  leaving,

•  quitting,

•  resignation,

•  retirement,

•  relinquishment,

•  renouncement,

•  surrender

•  Antonyms : 

•  acceptance,

•  adoption,

•  embrace,

•  embracement,

•  espousal

1: to go or come in or into;

  * e.g., " ... Please step into my office. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accessing,

•  entering,

•  penetrating,

•  piercing

•  Antonyms : 

•  departing,

•  exiting,

•  leaving

1: to proceed or move quickly;

  * e.g., " ... They were going to have to step on it if they wanted to make it before the bank closed. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  barreling,

•  belting,

•  blasting,

•  blazing,

•  blowing,

•  bolting,

•  bombing,

•  bowling,

•  breezing,

•  bundling,

•  bustling,

•  buzzing,

•  cannonballing,

•  careening,

•  careering,

•  chasing,

•  coursing,

•  cracking (on),

•  dashing,

•  driving,

•  flying,

•  haring,

•  hastening,

•  highballing,

•  hotfooting (it),

•  humping,

•  hurling,

•  hurrying,

•  hurtling,

•  hustling,

•  hying,

•  jetting,

•  jumping,

•  motoring,

•  nipping,

•  pelting,

•  racing,

•  ramming,

•  ripping,

•  rocketing,

•  running,

•  rushing,

•  rustling,

•  scooting,

•  scurrying,

•  scuttling,

•  shooting,

•  speeding,

•  stepping,

•  tearing,

•  traveling,

•  trotting,

•  whirling,

•  whisking,

•  zipping,

•  zooming

•  Antonyms : 

•  crawling,

•  creeping,

•  poking