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Synonyms for tread

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

footstep chalaza

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Footstep

footstep, walk, pace, stride, gait

Other

go, run, track, march, walk-on, chalaza

Verb

1. Step

step, step on

Other

trample, stomp, behave, repress

Antonyms

rise, riser

All antonyms of tread →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A step taken with the foot.

  2. v. 1

    To step or walk (on or across something); to trample.

    He trod back and forth wearily.

Related words

Word family
treadle treadmill treadwheel
Phrases
tread the boards tread carefully tread down tread lightly tread on eggshells tread on tread the stage tread upon

Forms

Plural
treads → footsteps, walks, paces, strides…
Past participle
treaded
e.g. treaded → stept, trampled, stomped, behaved…

Example sentences

  • footstep I heard another footstep, this time much closer.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
treadsteady
footsteprising
chalazafalling

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

By length

2 letters
go1
3 letters
run1
4 letters
walk1, step1, pace1, gait1
5 letters
march1, track1, stomp1
6 letters
behave2, stride1
7 letters
trample2, repress2, chalaza
8 letters
footstep2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (behave2 = 2 syllables).