Word List: Alternatives to "Walk"
Instead of walk, consider:
Amble: walk easily and/or aimlessly
Bounce: walk energetically
Caper: skip or dance about in a lively or playful way
Careen: pitch dangerously to one side while walking or running
Cavort: jump or dance around excitedly
Clump: walk heavily and/or clumsily
Flounder: walk with great difficulty
Foot it: (slang) depart or set off by walking
Footslog: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
Hike: take a long walk, especially in a park or a wilderness area
Hobble: walk unsteadily or with difficulty; see also limp
Hoof it: (slang) walk; see foot it
Leg it: (slang) see foot it
Limp: walk unsteadily because of injury, especially favoring one leg; see also falter
Lumber: walk slowly and heavily
Lurch: walk slowly but with sudden movements, or furtively
March: walk rhythmically alone or in a group, especially according to a specified procedure
Meander: walk or move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction
Mosey: see amble; also, used colloquially in the phrase “mosey along”
Nip: (Britishism) go briskly or lightly; also used colloquially in the phrase “nip (on/out/over/round/down/in)” to refer to a brief trip to a certain destination, as if on an errand
Pace: walk precisely to mark off a distance, or walk intently or nervously, especially back and forth
Pad: walk with steady steps making a soft dull sound
Parade: walk ostentatiously, as if to show off
Perambulate: see stroll; travel on foot, or walk to inspect or measure a boundary
Peregrinate: walk, especially to travel
Plod: walk slowly and heavily, as if reluctant or weary
Pound: walk or go with heavy steps; move along with force or vigor; see lumber
Power walk: walk briskly for fitness
Prance: walk joyfully, as if dancing or skipping
Promenade: go on a leisurely walk, especially in a public place as a social activity; see parade
Prowl: walk noiselessly and carefully in a predatory manner
Pussyfoot: walk stealthily or warily
Ramble: walk or travel aimlessly
Roam: go without fixed direction and without any particular destination, often for pleasure; see ramble
Rove: travel constantly over a relatively lengthy time period without a fixed destination; wander
Sashay: glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly; see parade
Saunter: walk about easily
Scuff: walk without lifting one’s feet
Shamble: walk or go awkwardly; shuffle; see scuff
Shuffle: walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait; see scuff
Skulk: move in a stealthy or furtive manner
Somnambulate: walk in one’s sleep
Stalk: walk stealthily, as in pursuit
Step: walk, or place one’s foot or feet in a new position
Stomp: walk heavily, as if in anger
Stride: walk purposefully, with long steps
Stroll: walk in a leisurely way; see saunter
Strut: walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait; see parade
Stumble: walk clumsily or unsteadily, or trip
Stump: walk heavily, as with a limp; see lumber
Swagger: walk with aggressive self-confidence
Tiptoe: walk carefully on the toes or on the balls of the foot, as if in stealth
Toddle: move with short, unsteady steps, as a young child; see saunter and stagger
Totter: walk or go with faltering steps, as if from extreme weakness; see stagger (also, sway or become unstable)
Traipse: walk lightly and/or aimlessly
Tramp: walk heavily or noisily; see lumber and hike
Trample: walk so as to crush something underfoot
Traverse: walk across or over a distance
Tread: walk slowly and steadily
Trip: walk lightly; see also stumble
Tromp: tread heavily, especially to crush underfoot; see lumber
Troop: walk in unison, or collectively
Trot: proceed at a pace faster than a walk; see nip
Trudge: walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions; see plod
Waddle: walk clumsily or as if burdened, swinging the body
Wade: walk through water or with difficulty, as if impeded
Wander: to move from place to place without a fixed route; see ramble
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NOTE: The words on this Word List are not necessarily synonyms of walk, simply alternatives. If you feel you could improve upon this Word List, please message us with your recommendations. We appreciate all civil messages we receive, and will amend this Word List as suggestions for its improvement are made. Thank you.
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