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Synonyms for canter
ˈkæn tərcan·ter

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Princeton's WordNet1.6 / 5 votes

  1. canter, lopeverb

    a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

    Synonyms:
    jog, lope, trot

  2. canterverb

    ride at a canter

    "The men cantered away"

  3. canterverb

    go at a canter, of horses

  4. canterverb

    ride at a cantering pace

    "He cantered the horse across the meadow"

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. gallop

    to ride a horse at a fast run.

    the two cantered across the prairie.

    Submitted by JP03 on January 19, 2015  

Dictionary of English Synonymes2.5 / 2 votes

  1. canternoun

    Synonyms:
    HYPOCRITE, pharisee

  2. canternoun

    Synonyms:
    easy gallop, gentle gallop

  3. canterverb

    Synonyms:
    gallop gently

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#26264jog
#31755trot
#47707canter
#82818lope

How to use canter in a sentence?

  1. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.:

    The riders in a race do not stop when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter before coming to a standstill. There is time to hear the kind voices of friends and say to oneself, The work is done.

  2. Scott Morrison:

    This is an ambitious target but ... as indeed I have said on many occasions, we will meet our 2030 targets at a canter.


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