Step

/stɛp/

Synonyms for "step" (612 found)

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Closest matches (123)

Noun(15 words)

footprint stair stride actionaction itemactionsanimal like movementboostchess movecomputing operationcontinuecontract amendmentdance movementdance stepdesign term

abdicate accelerateaccomplished factaccomplishmentaccording toace achievement act acta action activityad hoc measureadventure amble ambulate amount ankle answer appraise appreciate

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approachappropriate toarabesque artifice assay assess attempt bandbe alertbe carefulbe cautiousbed bedding belt bestride bid bit blow boost boss boundbow outbowshotbrief spanbump bypass calculate caliber calibrate caliper canter career chassecheck a parametercircumambulate clip clopclose quartersclose rangecolophon compass compute concavityconsecutive intervalsconsistent withcontrivance conventional convexity couche countermove coup coupe coursecourse of actioncrack cross cut dactylogram dactylograph dance dealings deck decrease deed degree demarche dent device dial diapason diatessarondiatonic intervaldiatonic semitonediminish dint direction dividedo somethingdodge doing doings doorstep drag droop

Verb(1 words)

abuse

Adjective(3 words)

computational stepcomputational unitdanish måle

Strong matches (183)

earreach earshot eccentric effort embossment endeavorenharmonic diesisenharmonic intervalenterprise escalate essay estimate evaluate excrescenceexercise careexpediency expedient experiment exploit extent

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fait accomplifathom feat fifth fingerprint fling floor flounce footfoot itfootfall footmark footprint footrest footstep fordfossil footprintfourthfox trotfox-trot gait gallery gallop gambade gambado gambit gauge gest getget ahead ofgimmick git gogo acrossgo bygo outgradation grade gradually graduate grapevine gunshot hairhair spacehairbreadth hairsbreadthhalf stephalftone hand handiwork hasten height hightail hippety-hop hitch hobble hoofhoof ithoofbeat hophop alonghotfoothurry upichnite ichnolite impress impression imprint improve improvisationin keeping within step withinch increase indent indentation indention initiative intensify intercede interfere interval intervene jaywalk job jogjog onjourney journeying jumpjury rigjury-rigjury-rigged expedientkilometer kinkylast expedientlast resortlast shiftlayer leap leave ledge legleg itless semitonelevel lick limp littlelittle wayslock steplook lope lump lurchmake hastemake tracksmakeshift maneuver march mark meansmeans to an endmeasure

Noun(31 words)

escalate footfall footfalls foothold footmark footstep footstepsgerman intervallgo throughgradation gradations gradual imprint increaseincrease crank rotationincrement incremental increments instruction intensify

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intervals interventions iteration jogglelitigation proceduremachine actionmarch measuremeasure adverbmeasure educational impactmeasure effort

Adjective(3 words)

french mesurergaitedmathematical measure

Verb(4 words)

ill-treat ill-use joggled maltreat

Preposition(1 words)

in stages

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Noun(51 words)

measure linguistic abilitymeasure ofmeasure social growthmeasure work capacitymedidamoisten the papermotion to changemovemove to changenotches pace paces phase phased phases plod prances proceed progressproof item

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retread rungsscale levelsequence eventssequence itemssequence stepssequentialsetup stepsolution componentstage state steppingstone's throwstoops strides striding swaggeringswedish mätaterrace terracing terrasse terrie tone tread treading treads walkwater cycle stepswhole stepwhole toneworkflow step

measuresmelodic intervalmensurate mete meter mincemincing stepsmotion move movement notch note nuance octave offbeat offer operation overlayer overstory overstride

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overt actpace pad paddleparallel octavespas passpass bypass overpassage pathpaw printpawmark pedestrianize peg perambulate performance period peripateticate piaffer pimplepis allerpistol shotpitch plane plateau plumb point prance print prize probe procedure proceed proceeding process production progress progression proportion pug pugmark quantify quantize quickstep quit rack raise range rate ratio reach reduce removeres gestaeresign resort resource rest retire riser roll round route routine run rundle rung saunter scale scope scuttle seal seam secede second semitone seventh shade shadowshake upshake-up shamble shelf shiftshoot ahead ofshort distanceshort pieceshort wayshot shuffleshuffle alongsidle sigil signet single-foot sixth sizesize upskip slink slither slouch slowly slowness socialize solution sound space spanspeed upspitting distancespoke spoor spring sprint stab stage stagger stair staircase stairs stairway stalk stamp standard stave steadilystep alongstep by stepstep downstep instep livelystep on itstep outstep stoolstep upstepladderstepping stonestepping-stone steps stint stoop stopgap story straddle stratagem stratum stride string strokestroke of policystrollstrolling gaitstrong bidstrut studstump itstunt substratum superstratum supplant survey swagger swing tactictake a readingtake caretake heedtake stepstemporary expedienttentative thickness thingthing donethird thumbmark thumbprint tier toddle tone topsoil tottertour de forcetrace track tract traditional traipse tramp transaction travel travels tread trialtrial and errortriangulate trick trip troop trot trump try turn unconventional underlayer understory understratum undertakingunison intervalup valuate value velocity vestige waddle walk way weigh whackwhole stepwithdraw workworking hypothesisworking propositionworks zone

Verb(4 words)

mistreat pace tread trod

Adjective(4 words)

numbered entryofficial actionroutine motionshod walking

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More general

56 entries

action activityarchitectural elementblock descriptordo byeffort execute furnish go handle increaseindefinite quantityinstructional unitinterval lay

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More specific

19 entries

checkpoint gradualheel printincremental milestone phased sequentialstair treadstep asidestep backstep forwardstep through protocolstep up enforcementstep up fundingstep up productionsubstep

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Collocations

13 entries

stair stepstep countstep functionstep heightstep intervalstep lengthstep protocolstep sizestep-by-stepstepped processstepping stonestepwisestepwise refinement

Inflections

3 entries

stepped stepping steps

Derivations

7 entries

stairstep stepped stepper steppingstepping stonestepwise walkthrough

Sample sentences

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I cannot dance one single step of Salsa.

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Your success depends on whether you pass the STEP examination or not.

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We've really got to step on it.

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Don't step on the broken glass.

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