footstep vs stride

footstep and stride both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
footstep	Yes	No	No	No
stride	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, footstep and stride are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of footstep include pace, step.

footstep (noun)	stride (noun)
the act of taking a step in walking	a step in walking or running
the sound of a step of someone walking	significant progress (especially in the phrase `make strides')
the distance covered by a step	the distance covered by a step

footstep (verb)	stride (verb)
	walk with long steps