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STUMBLED Synonyms

There are 31 synonyms of the word stumbled. (exact relations)
There are 17 hypernyms of the word stumbled. (close relations)
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fell
verbv
noun

• the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

• seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges

• the act of felling something (as a tree)

adjective satellite

• (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

verb

• cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

• pass away rapidly

• sew a seam by folding the edges

listed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• on a list

pitched
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form

adjective satellite

• set at a slant

blundered
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• an embarrassing mistake

verb

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

• make one's way clumsily or blindly

• utter impulsively

bobbed
verbv
noun

• a former monetary unit in Great Britain

• a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around

• a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism

• a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string

• a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line

• a short or shortened tail of certain animals

• a short abrupt inclination (as of the head)

verb

• move up and down repeatedly in a quick, short movement

• ride a bobsled

• remove or shorten the tail of an animal

• make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect

• cut hair in the style of a bob

bumbled
verbv
verb

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• speak haltingly

careened
verbv
noun

• pitching dangerously to one side

verb

• walk as if unable to control one's movements

• move sideways or in an unsteady way

faltered
verbv
noun

• the act of pausing uncertainly

verb

• be unsure or weak

• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• speak haltingly

floundered
verbv
noun

• flesh of any of various American and European flatfish

• any of various European and non-European marine flatfish

verb

• walk with great difficulty

• behave awkwardly; have difficulties

foundered
verbv
noun

• inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

• a person who founds or establishes some institution

• a worker who makes metal castings

verb

• fail utterly; collapse

• sink below the surface

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• stumble and nearly fall

fumbled
verbv
noun

• (sports) dropping the ball

verb

• feel about uncertainly or blindly

• make one's way clumsily or blindly

• handle clumsily

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder

lurched
verbv
noun

• an unsteady uneven gait

• a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)

• abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

• the act of moving forward suddenly

verb

• walk as if unable to control one's movements

• move abruptly

• move slowly and unsteadily

• loiter about, with no apparent aim

• defeat by a lurch

reeled
verbv
noun

• a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector

• music composed for dancing a reel

• winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod

• a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound

• a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps

• an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines

verb

• walk as if unable to control one's movements

• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

• wind onto or off a reel

staggered
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• an unsteady uneven gait

verb

• walk as if unable to control one's movements

• walk with great difficulty

• to arrange in a systematic order

• astound or overwhelm, as with shock

struggled
verbv
noun

• an energetic attempt to achieve something

• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• strenuous effort

verb

• make a strenuous or labored effort

• to exert strenuous effort against opposition

• climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

• be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

swayed
verbv
noun

• controlling influence

• pitching dangerously to one side

verb

• move back and forth or sideways

• move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

• win approval or support for

• cause to move back and forth

teetered
verbv
noun

• a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end

verb

• move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

tottered
verbv
verb

• move without being stable, as if threatening to fall

• walk unsteadily, with short steps

• move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

tripped
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

• a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs

• an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

• an exciting or stimulating experience

• a catch mechanism that acts as a switch

• a light or nimble tread

• an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

verb

• miss a step and fall or nearly fall

• cause to stumble

• make a trip for pleasure

• put in motion or move to act

• get high, stoned, or drugged

wavered
verbv
noun

• someone who communicates by waving

• the act of pausing uncertainly

• the act of moving back and forth

verb

• pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

• be unsure or weak

• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

• move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

• move back and forth very rapidly

• sway from side to side

• give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

Best Hypernyms For STUMBLED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for stumbled, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (15)
bloomer blooper blunder boo-boo botch bungle err flub foul-up gait mistake move pratfall slip walk
Phrases (2)
come bycome into

Alternatives for FELL

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