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Synonyms for straddle

Most common

arch traverse flank bestride

All synonyms

Verb

1. Traverse — to be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc

traverse, arch

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.

Related words

Word family
stride

Forms

Past participle
straddled
e.g. straddled → traversed, arched, ranged, flanked…

Example sentences

  • arch Would you like shoe inserts for better arch support?
  • traverse They had to traverse an uncharted mountain range.
  • flank We'll attack their southern flank here, here, and here.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
straddlerising
archsteady
traversefalling
flanksteady
bestridesteady

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

By length

4 letters
arch1
5 letters
range1, flank1
6 letters
spread1, stride1
8 letters
traverse2, bestride

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (traverse2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
enjamber
Italiano
scavalcare
Deutsch
schreiten