All bestrode synonyms

verb bestrode

• rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
• soar — to fly upward, as a bird.
• arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
• go up — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
• survey — to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
• overtop — to rise over or above the top of: a skyscraper that overtops all the other buildings.
• bestride — To bestride something means to be the most powerful and important person or thing in it.
• overlie — to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
• scale — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
• ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
• back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
• up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
• lift — to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
• vault — the act of vaulting.
• tower — the fiber of flax, hemp, or jute prepared for spinning by scutching.
• stride — to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
• mount — to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.
• hedge — a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges.
• sprawl — to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.
• stand over — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
• jump on — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
• noncommittal — not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senator gave us a noncommittal answer.
• command — If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.