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Synonyms for stroll

29 synonyms
11 antonyms
2 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

ride waltz romp breeze saunter wander

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Ride — to do, obtain, or achieve something in a casual and effortless way

ride, waltz, romp, breeze, coast

2. Saunter

saunter, wander, ramble, jaunt, meander, roam, trip, stray, range, tour, excursion, rove, straggle, bimble informal UK, tramp, drift, vagabond

Noun

walk, promenade, amble, turn, airing, perambulation, obambulation dated

Antonyms

limp, squeeze, labor

All antonyms of stroll →

Definitions

v. 1
To do, obtain, or achieve something in a casual and effortless way.
My daughter strolled through the exam.
v. 2
To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.
n. 1
A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble; a saunter.

Related words

Word family: stroller

Forms

Plural: strolls → walks, promenades, ambles, turns…
Past participle: strolled
e.g. strolled → ridden, waltzed, romped, breezed…

Example sentences

ride Can you give me a ride to the office on Wednesday?
breeze The leaves rustled in the gentle breeze of autumn.
waltz Tom asked Mary to teach him how to do the waltz.
romp My dog likes to romp in the snow.
wander You had better not wander around here by yourself.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
stroll		rising
ride		rising
breeze		rising
waltz		rising
romp		rising
wander		rising

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

By length

4 letters: turn¹, walk¹, tour¹, trip¹, ride¹, roam¹, romp¹, rove¹
5 letters: range¹, coast¹, drift¹, stray¹, waltz¹, tramp¹, jaunt¹, amble²
6 letters: breeze¹, wander², airing², ramble², bimble
7 letters: meander³, saunter²
8 letters: vagabond³, straggle²
9 letters: excursion³, promenade³
12 letters: obambulation
13 letters: perambulation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amble² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: déambuler
Italiano: passeggiare
Deutsch: schlendern