stepped

VERB

move foot to walk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dance go down skip stride tiptoe tread walk

STRONG

advance ambulate ascend descend hoof mince pace prance traipse trip troop

WEAK

go backward go forward go up move backward move forward

Example Sentences

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From opposition goal-kicks, Panama have stepped up to press aggressively in a 4-4-2 shape.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

"That entire house, the property, should have been cordoned off. No one should have stepped foot in that location other than law enforcement, and only for the purposes of doing the investigation."

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

For the second straight session, Nasdaq stepped in to halt trading in Wendy’s temporarily after the stock turned volatile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

However, the company has now stepped into full-blown chip production.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

There it stood now, as I stepped back into the shop, still tall and gleaming on its concrete block, but shorn now of eminence.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom