Usually means: Moving back and forth repeatedly.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions
We found 9 dictionaries that define the word to-and-fro:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. to-and-fro: Merriam-Webster
  2. to-and-fro: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. to-and-fro: Wordnik
  4. to-and-fro: Wiktionary
  5. to-and-fro: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. to-and-fro: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. to-and-fro: Dictionary.com
  8. to-and-fro: FreeDictionary.org
  9. to-and-fro: TheFreeDictionary.com

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky

Similar:
flip flop, flipflop, criss-cross, do the rounds, zig-zag, Yoyo, fuddle duddle, tippy-toe, ping-pong, shilly and shally, more...

Opposite:
one-way, unidirectional, single-direction

Phrases:
to-and-fro murmur, to-and-fro sound, more...

▸ Words similar to to-and-fro

▸ Usage examples for to-and-fro

▸ Idioms related to to-and-fro

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Words that often appear near to-and-fro

▸ Rhymes of to-and-fro

▸ Invented words related to to-and-fro

Similar:
flip flop, flipflop, criss-cross, do the rounds, zig-zag, Yoyo, fuddle duddle, tippy-toe, ping-pong, shilly and shally, more...

Opposite:
one-way, unidirectional, single-direction

Phrases:
to-and-fro murmur, to-and-fro sound, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "to-and-fro" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux