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Synonyms of walk

21 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for walk is ambulate. Other synonyms of walk are be acquit, be, get stolen, get nick and get pinch. The opposite of walk is run.

Synonyms and similar words for walk

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

  • be acquit

verbOf an object, to go missing or be stolen.

  • be
  • get stolen
  • get nick British
  • get pinch

verbTo full; to beat (cloth) to give it the consistency of felt.

  • fullTo make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing; to waulk or walk.
  • waulk obsoleteTo make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating.

nounA trip made by walking.

  • strollA wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble; a saunter.
  • hikeA long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.
  • trekA long walk.

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

nounA path, sidewalk/pavement or other maintained place on which to walk.

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Opposite of walk

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Meaning of walk

  1. verb 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.
  2. verb To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
  3. verb Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.

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Questions about synonyms of walk

What is another word for walk?
Walk has 21 synonyms on Word.ws, such as ambulate, be acquit, be, get stolen, get nick, get pinch, full and waulk.
What is the opposite of walk?
The opposite of walk is run.
What does walk mean?
Walk means 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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: walk (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.

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