Synonyms for lope

Most common

jog · trot · canter

All synonyms

Noun

Verb

Antonyms

crawl

All antonyms of lope →

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An easy pace with long strides.

2. v. 1

   To travel an easy pace with long strides.

   He loped along, hour after hour, not fast but steady and covering much ground.

Related words

Word family

loper

Forms

Plural

lopes → trots, runs, jogs, canters…

Past participle

loped
e.g. loped → strid…

Example sentences

• jog I jog through Central Park every morning at 6 a.m.
• trot Our team has lost two games on the trot.
• canter This horse has a pretty canter.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

run¹, jog¹

4 letters

trot¹

6 letters

stride¹, canter²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (canter² = 2 syllables).