Canter

/ˈkæn.tə/

Synonyms for "canter" (117 found)

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Closest matches (24)

Noun(6 words)

lope advancecadenced cantercanteringdressage canterextended canter

affecter amble bound bum burstburst of speedcanting hypocritecaracole curvet dashdead runderelict dissembler dissimulator dogtrot drifterfair-weather friendfalse friend

Strong matches (35)

flank speedflat-out speedforced draftformalistfox trotfox-trot friskfull gallopgallop get gitgo on horsebackhackhand gallopheadlong rushheavy right foothigh lopehightail hoboholy willie

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hophop alonghotfoot hypocritejog trotjoseph surfaceleaplip serverlip worshiper

Noun(6 words)

flow gait gallopleading canterleading gaitlong stride canter

Related words (58)

lopemake tracksmawwormmaximum speedmealymouth mountopen throttlepace pecksniff pharisee phony piaffe pietistpious fraudplunge poser prance race ranter religionist

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religious hypocriteride barebackride hardrun rushsanctimonious fraudscamper scud scurry scuttle sniveler snufflerspiritual humbugspring sprint spurt stepstep alongstep livelystreet arabsummer soldiertake horsetartuffe tittup tramp trip trot vag vagabond vagrantwhited sepulcherwide-open speed

Verb(1 words)

lope

Noun(5 words)

loping pace progress stride trot

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries

development gait locomotion movement pace process progress rideride horsebacksit

More specific

10 entries

collected canterextended canterfast canterhaunches-in canterleft lead canterrapid progressright lead cantershoulder-in cantersmooth developmentsteady progress

Collocations

12 entries

canter across fieldcanter alongcanter forwardcanter on cuecollected canterdressage canterextended canterlead canterleft lead canterright lead canterthree beat canterworking canter

Inflections

3 entries

cantered cantering canters

Derivations

3 entries

cantered canterer cantering

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

This horse has a pretty canter.

Source: tatoeba (8983285)

The days when he was a canter and a rebel.

Source: wiktionary

From lawn-sleeved ranters to kerbstone canters, From bishops to Army lasses.

Source: wiktionary

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