"Ah, my dear Watson," said he, striding into the room, "I am very delighted to see you!"
Source: tatoeba (6979719)
Striding
/ˈstɹaɪdɪŋ/
Synonyms for "striding" (18 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: advance, advancing, brisk, classic striding, decisive.
- Sentence evidence is available for striding, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, wiktionary.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "striding".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "striding"
Keep "striding" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "striding" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "striding", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "striding" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
11 entriesMore specific
10 entriesaccelerated expansionadvancementambitious reformsbold stridebrisk gaitexpansionlong stridepromotionrapid modernizationshort stride
Collocations
16 entriesathletic strideconfident stridefirm stridegait analysislong stridemovement patternpower stridequick strideshort stridestride lengthstriding gaitstriding locomotionstriding motionstriding pacestriding patternstriding posture
Inflections
6 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
"A day's work ruined, Watson," said he, striding across to the window.
Source: tatoeba (7025961)
Among the familiar things that he would encounter would be creatures recognizably human yet in his view grotesque. While he himself laboured under the weight of his own body, these giants would be easily striding. He would consider them very sturdy, often thick-set, folk, but he would be compelled to allow them grace of movement and even beauty of proportion. The longer he stayed with them the more beauty he would see in them, and the less complacently would he regard his own type. Some of these fantastic men and women he would find covered with fur, hirsute, or mole-velvet, revealing the underlying muscles. Others would display brown, yellow or ruddy skin, and yet others a translucent ash-green, warmed by the under-flowing blood. As a species, though we are all human, we are extremely variable in body and mind, so variable that superficially we seem to be not one species but many.
Source: tatoeba (8855572)
Doctors in white coats were striding along the corridor.
Source: tatoeba (10520362)
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "striding"?
Closest matches include advance, advancing, brisk, classic striding, decisive.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "striding"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.