Synonyms of trot

trot 1 of 2

noun

1

as in hag

a mean or ugly old woman

a gossipy old trot who never had a good word to say about anyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hag
• witch
• crone
• beldame
• carline
• carlin
• shrew
• beldam
• hellcat
• harpy
• virago

2

as in diarrhea

trots plural abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools

ate something that gave us the trots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diarrhea
• runs
• Delhi belly
• turista
• flux
• Montezuma's revenge
• dysentery
• shigellosis
• scour(s)

trot

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verb

ˈträt 

1

as in to jog

to go at a pace faster than a walk

had to trot to keep up with the tour guide's quick pace

trotted around the bases after hitting a home run

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jog
• run
• gallop
• sprint
• race
• speed
• hurry
• skip
• trip
• rush
• scamper
• dash
• leap
• scoot
• scurry
• zip
• lope
• hustle
• canter
• bound
• spring
• hare
• course
• breeze
• shag
• hasten
• belt
• jet
• tear
• hie
• hump
• hurl
• rocket
• scuttle
• bowl
• hurtle
• leg (it)
• blow
• zoom
• whisk
• rip
• blaze
• whirl
• blast
• barrel
• bolt
• pelt
• foot (it)
• buzz
• shoot
• rustle
• careen
• ram
• step (along)
• hoof (it)
• nip
• bustle
• bomb
• hotfoot (it)
• cannonball
• patter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stroll
• saunter
• amble
• shuffle
• drag
• crawl
• creep
• linger
• dawdle
• lag
• poke
• loiter
• tarry
• shamble
• trudge
• limp
• plod
• lumber
• hobble
• dally
• dillydally

2

as in to race

to proceed or move quickly

now trot along and get washed up for supper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• race
• speed
• scurry
• hurry
• fly
• rush
• travel
• drive
• chase
• jump
• run
• zip
• scoot
• step
• buzz
• blow
• jog
• dart
• scuttle
• gallop
• dash
• tear
• zoom
• rip
• blast
• hare
• shoot
• breeze
• course
• bowl
• whirl
• career
• bolt
• crack (on)
• motor
• hasten
• ram
• hurl
• belt
• blaze
• hustle
• hie
• hump
• jet
• rustle
• nip
• rocket
• whisk
• barrel
• hurtle
• beat it
• bundle
• pelt
• careen
• get a move on
• highball
• bustle
• make tracks
• step on it
• flit
• shake a leg
• bomb
• hotfoot (it)
• cannonball
• scamper
• sprint
• streak
• accelerate
• stampede
• beetle
• whiz
• overtake
• whizz
• quicken
• step out
• outrun
• scuffle
• scud
• catch up
• outpace
• outstrip
• arrow
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawl
• creep
• drag
• poke
• hang (around or out)
• linger
• stroll
• dawdle
• lag
• poke
• loiter
• saunter
• amble
• tarry
• shuffle
• plod
• slow (down or up)
• lumber
• decelerate
• dally
• dillydally

Examples of trot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

On the North American leg of the Eras tour, Swift trots around the stage wearing a fringed gold mini dress, paired with rhinestone cowboy boots, to fully embrace the iconic aesthetic from one of her most beloved albums. —Angela Law, refinery29.com, 15 Feb. 2024

Randy Arozarena followed up with his own solo homer in the fourth — as well as a leisurely trot around the bases — before José Caballero added an RBI single. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 July 2024

Verb

When the opening was large, the dogs trotted right through. —Bydavid Grimm, science.org, 17 Sep. 2024

Several Hawks trotted onto the ice in new sweater numbers, which the team had announced this summer. —Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2024

Phrases Containing trot

• trot out