Synonyms of step in English:

step

See US English definition of step

See UK English definition of step

See Spanish definition of paso

noun

1‘Frank took another step forward’

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pace, footstep, stride

2‘she heard Ellis's step on the stairs’

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footstep, footfall, tread, tramp

3‘she left the room with a springy step’

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gait, walk, way of walking, tread, bearing, carriage

4‘the market is only a step from the end of the pier’

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short distance, stone's throw, spitting distance

informal a hop, skip, and a jump

5‘Susan sat on the top step’

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stair, tread, tread board

stairs, staircase, stairway

North American stoop

6‘there was a pint of milk on the step’

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doorstep, sill

7‘the steps of a ladder’

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rung, tread

8‘calling in the bailiffs is a very serious step’

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course of action, measure, move, act, action, procedure, proceeding, initiative

manoeuvre, tactic, strategy, stratagem, operation

démarche

9‘a significant step towards a ceasefire’

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advance, progression, development, step in the right direction, step forward, move, movement

breakthrough

10‘the first step on the managerial ladder’

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stage, level, grade, rank, degree

phase

notch

verb

1‘she stepped off the gangway’

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walk, move, tread, pace, stride

2‘the bull had stepped on his hat’

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tread, stamp, trample, tramp

squash, crush, flatten

Phrases

take steps

‘the government must take steps to discourage age discrimination’

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take action, take measures, act, take the initiative, move

step by step

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one step at a time, bit by bit, gradually, in stages, by degrees, slowly, steadily, slowly but surely

rare gradatim

step in

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intervene, intercede, become involved, get involved, act, take action, take measures, take a hand

mediate, arbitrate, intermediate

in step

‘he is utterly in step with mainstream American thinking’

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in accord, in harmony, in agreement, in tune, in line, in keeping, in conformity, in accordance, in consensus, in consilience

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out of step

watch one's step

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be careful, take care, step carefully, step cautiously, walk carefully, walk cautiously, tread carefully, tread cautiously, exercise care, exercise caution, mind how one goes, look out, watch out, watch oneself, be wary, be circumspect, be chary, take heed, be attentive, be on one's guard, have one's wits about one, keep one's wits about one, be on the qui vive

step on it

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hurry up, get a move on, speed up, go faster, be quick

informal get cracking, get moving, step on the gas, rattle one's dags

British informal get one's skates on, stir one's stumps

North American informal get a wiggle on

South African informal put foot

dated make haste

step down

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resign, stand down, give up one's job, give up one's post, bow out

retire, abdicate