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Synonyms for traipse

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

walk travel cover traverse

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Walk — to walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort

walk, travel, gad

2. Walk about or over

traverse, cover

Noun

1. Trek — A long or tiring walk

trek, hike, schlep slang informal

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort.

  2. v. 2

    To walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.

  3. n. 1

    A long or tiring walk.

    It was a long traipse uphill all the way home.

Forms

Plural
traipses → treks, hikes, schleps…
Past participle
traipsed
e.g. traipsed → walked, traveled, gadded, traversed…

Example sentences

  • walk Another ten minutes' walk brought us to the shore.
  • travel It won't be long before we can enjoy space travel.
  • cover What pain are you trying to cover up with alcohol?
  • traverse They had to traverse an uncharted mountain range.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
traipserising
walkrising
travelsteady
coversteady
traversefalling

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

By length

3 letters
gad1
4 letters
walk1, trek1, hike1
5 letters
cover2
6 letters
travel2, schlep
8 letters
traverse2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover2 = 2 syllables).