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plural of step.
present tense form of step (3rd person singular).

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steps

NOUN

flight of stairs

Synonyms

STRONGEST

staircase stairwell

WEAK

escalier flight flight of steps pair of stairs stairs stairway

NOUN

movement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act action change development evolution exercise flow migration move operation progress shift

STRONG

advance agitation alteration deed displacement dynamism flight flux gesture journey journeying locomotion maneuver mobility motility movableness passage progression regression shifting stir stirring transit transplanting undertaking velocity wandering

WEAK

changing evolving moving operativeness roaming transferal translating voyaging

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cessation decline decrease idleness inaction inactivity inertia repose rest stagnation stoppage

WEAK

halt indifference pause

NOUN

porch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

balcony deck portico stoop veranda

NOUN

scale

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extent proportion range rate ratio scope system

STRONG

calibration computation degrees gamut gradation hierarchy ladder order progression ranking reach register rule sequence series spectrum spread way

WEAK

pecking order

Antonyms

STRONGEST

part whole

STRONG

disorder disorganization

NOUN

stairs

Synonyms

STRONG

companionway escalator staircase

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Iran's president said on Monday that the steps to unfreeze the funds were "under way".

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

AbbVie and Genmab said they would engage global regulatory authorities to discuss next steps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

A baby’s first steps are for celebrating, but three decades after the league’s formation, MLS is still searching for a giant leap.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026

It is a frenzied, organized dance with missed steps and dropped plates and canned tuna and mayonnaise gussied up into a fancy tonnato sauce that tastes upscale and flawless to the unsuspecting.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

The dog stops in the middle of the parking lot and barks, pulling me a few more steps over the worn asphalt.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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