steps

NOUN

flight of stairs

Synonyms

STRONGEST

staircase stairwell

WEAK

escalier flight flight of steps pair of stairs stairs stairway

NOUN

movement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act action change development evolution exercise flow migration move operation progress shift

STRONG

advance agitation alteration deed displacement dynamism flight flux gesture journey journeying locomotion maneuver mobility motility movableness passage progression regression shifting stir stirring transit transplanting undertaking velocity wandering

WEAK

changing evolving moving operativeness roaming transferal translating voyaging

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cessation decline decrease idleness inaction inactivity inertia repose rest stagnation stoppage

WEAK

halt indifference pause

NOUN

porch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

balcony deck portico stoop veranda

NOUN

scale

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extent proportion range rate ratio scope system

STRONG

calibration computation degrees gamut gradation hierarchy ladder order progression ranking reach register rule sequence series spectrum spread way

WEAK

pecking order

Antonyms

STRONGEST

part whole

STRONG

disorder disorganization

NOUN

stairs

Synonyms

STRONG

companionway escalator staircase

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Appeared in the May 19, 2026, print edition as 'Top Treasury Lawyer Steps Down'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Steps from the famous La Croisette promenade, WPP created “WPP Beach” as its home base for meetings and client entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Steps that lower emissions in the short term could reduce long term carbon storage, potentially weakening soil quality.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

Steps to "provide greater assurance" could include more automation and inspections.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Steps led down into the dark underground room.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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