STRUTS Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of strut

as in stalks

to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements the cat strutted proudly onto the porch with a bird in its mouth

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as in displays

to present so as to invite notice or attention strutting his blue ribbon for all to see

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struts

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noun

plural of strut

as in trusses

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Tracee Ellis Ross struts her stuff on the way out of Watch What Happens Live in New York City on July 23. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026 At the Barclays, Ellie struts the halls—all eyes are on her and her entourage. — Marc Williams, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025 The only actor who looks at home here is Chloë Sevigny as Kim, the resident Yale Philosophy Department psychotherapist, who struts through the movie in a series of baggy suits and a curly bowl haircut that wouldn’t be out of place on the Beverly Hillbillies’ Miss Jane Hathaway. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025 But the Maginot instead crashes in a part of southeast Asia that’s the dominion of Prodigy, a corporation founded by Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin), an overgrown child obsessed with Peter Pan, who struts around his research facility barefoot in pajamas. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025

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The suspicions and secrets and lies pile on from there as a Night Stalker-like serial killer named The Trawler stalks wealthy estates and a Manson-like cult called the Riders of the After Life paint satanic symbols and invade homes.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
In parks, in backyards, in woods that are lovely, dark, and deep, a many-legged menace now stalks the land.

— Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of stalks

Noun

The device had the explosive force of one kilogram of TNT and was packed with metal ball bearings intended to increase casualties, according to the newspaper.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026
Aerospace needed more capacity in forgings, castings, transparencies, bearings, fasteners and other specialized products.

— Alex Krutz, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of bearings

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In the music video for the song, Stiteler prances around several iconic locations in Puerto Rico and takes viewers on a visual journey across the Island.

— Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
If anything, the dichotomy between the pop star who prances around Versailles in a sheer nightie and the pop star who stomps onstage in knee-high combat boots feels completely authentic and intentional.

— Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026

Definition of prances

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The historical site has picnic areas and Courage Trail, which exhibits along the trail details about the Battle of Island Mound.

— Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Court documents citing the 2021 communications between Bock and congressional staffers in Omar’s office were entered as government exhibits in the fraud kingpin’s federal trial.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2026

Definition of exhibits

Verb

As Robert Spillane works through a quiet camp, fellow inside linebacker Christian Elliss flashes again and again, this time in coverage during 7-on-7s with a pass breakup.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
Danny Trejo flashes a smile at San Diego’s Comic-Con International on July 25.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

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