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Synonyms of afoot

33 similar words

Another word for afoot is by foot. Other synonyms of afoot are awork, underway, animate, astir and dynamic.

Synonyms and similar words for afoot

adverbOn foot. (means of locomotion, walking).

by footWalking, jogging or running but not in a vehicle or on the back of an animal.

adverbIn motion; in action; astir; stirring; in progress.

aworkAt work; in action.
underwayIn motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey.

adjectiveThat is on foot, in motion, in action, in progress.

animatePossessing the quality or ability of motion.
astirIn motion; characterized by motion.
dynamicChanging; active; in motion.
in motionMoving; having movement; on the move; not stationary.
mobileCapable of being moved, especially on wheels.
movingThat moves or move.
on the moveChanging location; in motion.
on the wing figuratively
under sail figuratively
unstillNot still; changing or in motion.
active
alive
at play figuratively
at work figuratively
extant
functional
functioning
in action
in effectOperating or functioning; in force; in play.
in force
in operationActivated; functional; functioning; operating; working.
in place
in play
in use
ongoing
operating
up and runningOperational, in operation.
stirringInvigorating or inspiring.
working
cursory obsoleteRunning about; not stationary.

Meaning of afoot

adverb On foot. (means of locomotion, walking).
adverb On foot. (support of the body, standing).
adverb In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in progress.

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Questions about synonyms of afoot

What is another word for afoot?: Afoot has 33 synonyms on Word.ws, such as by foot, awork, underway, animate, astir, dynamic, in motion and mobile.
What does afoot mean?: Afoot means on foot. (means of locomotion, walking).

Adapted from Wiktionary: afoot (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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