Synonyms for walk
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1. walknoun

   Synonyms:
   get off, go free, acquit

2. walknoun

   To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

   I take a walk every morning

   Synonyms:
   stroll, hike, trek

3. walkverb

   To walk free, i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.

   If you can’t present a better case, that robber is going to walk.

   Synonyms:
   hike, trek

4. walknoun

   Of an object, to be stolen.

   If you leave your wallet lying around, it’s going to walk.

   Synonyms:
   steal, nick, pinch

5. walknoun

   A manner of walking; a person's style of walking.

   The Ministry of Silly Walks is underfunded this year

   Synonyms:
   gait

6. walkverb

   A path, sidewalk/pavement or other maintained place on which to walk. Compare trail.

   Synonyms:
   pavement, path, footpath, sidewalk

7. walkverb

   To full; to beat cloth to give it the consistency of felt.

   Synonyms:
   waulk, full

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. walk

   Synonyms:
   step, stride, march, stalk, plod, tread, tramp, trudge

   Antonyms:
   halt, stop, stand still, ride

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.2 / 5 votes

1. walk, walkingnoun

   the act of traveling by foot

   "walking is a healthy form of exercise"

   Synonyms:
   base on balls, paseo, walkway, walk of life, manner of walking, pass, walking

   Antonyms:
   ride

2. base on balls, walk, passnoun

   (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

   "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"

   Synonyms:
   go, passing, notch, walk of life, liberty chit, walkway, strait, fling, crack, head, laissez passer, mountain pass, straits, bye, passing play, passing game, flip, passport, pass, qualifying, paseo, toss, walking, whirl, base on balls, manner of walking, offer

   Antonyms:
   ride

3. walk, manner of walkingnoun

   manner of walking

   "he had a funny walk"

   Synonyms:
   base on balls, paseo, walkway, walk of life, manner of walking, pass, walking

   Antonyms:
   ride

4. walknoun

   the act of walking somewhere

   "he took a walk after lunch"

   Synonyms:
   walking, manner of walking, paseo, walkway, walk of life, base on balls, pass

   Antonyms:
   ride

5. walk, walkway, paseonoun

   a path set aside for walking

   "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"

   Synonyms:
   base on balls, paseo, walkway, walk of life, manner of walking, pass, walking

   Antonyms:
   ride

6. walknoun

   a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground

   Synonyms:
   walking, manner of walking, paseo, walkway, walk of life, base on balls, pass

   Antonyms:
   ride

7. walk of life, walkverb

   careers in general

   "it happens in all walks of life"

   Synonyms:
   base on balls, paseo, walkway, walk of life, manner of walking, pass, walking

   Antonyms:
   ride

8. walkverb

   use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

   "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

   Synonyms:
   take the air

   Antonyms:
   ride

9. walkverb

   accompany or escort

   "I'll walk you to your car"

   Synonyms:
   take the air

   Antonyms:
   ride

10. walkverb

    obtain a base on balls

    Synonyms:
    take the air

    Antonyms:
    ride

11. walkverb

    traverse or cover by walking

    "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day"

    Synonyms:
    take the air

    Antonyms:
    ride

12. walkverb

    give a base on balls to

    Synonyms:
    take the air

    Antonyms:
    ride

13. walkverb

    live or behave in a specified manner

    "walk in sadness"

    Synonyms:
    take the air

    Antonyms:
    ride

14. walkverb

    be or act in association with

    "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God"

    Synonyms:
    take the air

    Antonyms:
    ride

15. walkverb

    walk at a pace

    "The horses walked across the meadow"

    Synonyms:
    take the air

    Antonyms:
    ride

16. walkverb

    make walk

    "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day"

    Synonyms:
    take the air

    Antonyms:
    ride

17. walk, take the airverb

    take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure

    "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"

    Synonyms:
    take the air

    Antonyms:
    ride

Matched Categories

1. • Accompany
   • Baseball
   • Behave
   • Compel
   • Consociate
   • Gait
   • Locomotion
   • Pace
   • Play
   • Score
   • Travel
   • Traverse

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. walkverb

   Synonyms:
   go on foot, travel

2. walkverb

   Synonyms:
   behave, conduct one's self

3. walknoun

   Synonyms:
   step, gait, carriage, manner of walking

4. walknoun

   Synonyms:
   sphere, beat, career, course

5. walknoun

   Synonyms:
   conduct, behavior

6. walknoun

   Synonyms:
   avenue, path, alley

7. walknoun

   Synonyms:
   promenade, stroll

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. walknoun

   Synonyms:
   stroll, promenade, constitutional, gait, step, carriage, sidewalk, mall, ambulatory

   Associated words:
   ambulant, ambulatory, ambulatorial, peripatetic pedometer, odograph, gradient, gravigrade, stilts, shambling, shuffling, locomotion, alure

2. walkverb

   Synonyms:
   stroll, tramp, stride, plod, trudge, tread, ambulate, pace, march, promenade, shamble, stalk, strut, step, bundle, toddle, daddle, waddle, shuffle, gad, galavant, hike, saunter, foot it, slouch, perambulate (walk through or about)

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "walk":

   walking, parkway, promenade, tower, foot, boardwalk, stroll, marchto, ride, andar, marche, work, ballad, drive, works, tour

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1. Sherry Turkle:

   Tim Cook apologizes and says,' Sorry ! Here are tools to walk it back,' what do we forget when we talk to machines ? We forget what it is to be human -- what is special about talking to a human. That is the danger.

2. President Barack Obama:

   Right now, people on the No-Fly list can walk into a store and buy a gun. That is insane. If you're too dangerous to board a plane, you're too dangerous, by definition, to buy a gun, and so I'm calling on Congress to close this loophole, now. We may not be able to prevent every tragedy, but -- at a bare minimum -- we shouldn't be making it so easy for potential terrorists or criminals to get their hands on a gun that they could use against Americans.

3. Adam Scott:

   I certainly have a thorn in my side after not winning last year. I did everything but win, I felt like when it came down to it, even late in the piece I had my chances to kind of close the door, but I left it open and you can't do that with the best players in the world. They'll walk right through and Rory did.

4. Robin Li:

   These changes will bring pain in phases, but will also bring positive and far-reaching effects, to allow Baidu to walk on more steadily and for longer.

5. Michael Korda:

   Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets.