trooped

Walked as one

Trooped is the past tense of troop, meaning to move together in a group: The children trooped into the classroom.

The word suggests orderly or unified movement, often with a hint of reluctance or routine: We trooped back to our desks after lunch.

It can also mean to assemble or gather: Supporters trooped to the rally.

movement

marched

Walked in procession

flocked · poured · surged · walked · proceeded · advanced · shuffled · tramped · trudged · strode

military

soldiers

Military personnel who fight

squadron · brigade · corps · infantry · cavalry · garrison · barracks · formation · drill · ranks

group

crowd

Large public gathering

  • throngDense pressing crowd
  • hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
  • massesBulk or populace

band · pack · flock · herd · swarm · mob · multitude · gathering · assembly · cluster

Opposites
orderly vs. disorderly movement

troopedscattered

Spread irregularly about

dispersed · straggled · scrambled · milled about · split up

direction of movement

troopeddispersed

Spread widely apart

scattered · fled · retreated · withdrew · disbanded

DIRECTED/PURPOSEFUL vs. AIMLESS MOVEMENT

troopedwandered

Moved without fixed course

drifted · meandered · ambled · strolled · roamed

Phrases
Family

troop, troops, trooper, trooping, troopers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G