Antonyms for
step
An advance or movement made from one foot to the other
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No Antonyms Found for Step

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All Definitions for Step

Below are all the dictionary definitions of step:

1An advance or movement made from one foot to the other
2A pace.
3A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
4The part of a spade, digging stick or similar tool that a digger's foot rests against and presses on when digging
5An ear, a foot-rest.
6The button joining a glass's stem to its foot.
7A distinct part of a process
8Stage
9Phase.
10A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus.
11The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.
12A small space or distance.
13A print of the foot
14A footstep
15A footprint
16Track.
17A gait
18Manner of walking.
19Proceeding
20Measure
21Action
22Act.
23A walk
24Passage.
25A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position.
26A framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft
27Specifically, a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast.
28One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.
29A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.
30The interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale.
31A change of position effected by a motion of translation.
32A constant difference between consecutive values in a series.
33Kick scooter.
34Stepping (style of dance)
35To move the foot in walking
36To advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
37To walk
38To go on foot
39Especially, to walk a little distance.
40To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
41To dance.
42To move mentally
43To go in imagination.
44To set, as the foot.
45To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step
46To erect.
47To advance a process gradually, one step at a time.
48To depart.
49To be confrontational.
50A stepchild.
51A stepsibling.
52Initialism of Smart Traveler Enrollment Program.

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Common antonyms for step. These words express opposite or contrasting meanings and can be used to create contrast in writing.

How many antonyms does step have?

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About antonyms for step

Finding the right antonym for step helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "An advance or movement made from one foot to the other", step has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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