trod
Pressed with feet
Trod is the past tense of tread—to walk on or along: We trod the path our ancestors had walked.
It also serves as an archaic or literary past participle alongside trodden: The grass had been trod flat by the crowd.
Something well-trod has been traveled or used frequently.
Moved foot forward
- pacedWalked back and forth
- trampedWalked with heavy steps
- ploddedWalked laboriously
- trudgedWalked with effort
strode · marched · hiked · wandered · roamed · ambled · shuffled · sauntered
Compressed into fragments
- stompedTread forcefully underfoot
- flattenedMade smooth or level
- squashedCrushed by force
- stampedMarked by pressure
pressed · ground · compressed · beaten · worn · damaged · destroyed · overrun
Path through wilderness
- trackPath or monitored route
- footpathRoute for pedestrians
- routePath from A to B
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
walkway · thoroughfare · passage · way · course · road · lane · byway
stepped
Moved foot forward
trudged · strode · marched · hiked · wandered · roamed · ambled · shuffled · sauntered · strolled
crushed
Compressed into fragments
stamped · pressed · ground · compressed · beaten · worn · damaged · destroyed · overrun · downtrodden
trail
Path through wilderness
pathway · walkway · thoroughfare · passage · way · course · road · lane · byway · untrodden
trudged
Walked with effort
toiled · dragged · heavy-footed · footsore · wearily · exhausted · fatigued · endless · grueling
preceded
Came earlier than
previously · bygone · historical · ancestral · forebears · footsteps · legacy · ancient · well-worn · generations