Synonyms of lurched

lurched

verb

past tense of lurch

1

as in swayed

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions

the room lurched with every jolt of the earthquake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swayed
• rocked
• shook
• jerked
• tossed
• halted
• rolled
• careened
• wobbled
• vibrated
• faltered
• tumbled
• seesawed
• staggered
• wabbled
• tottered
• stumbled
• weaved
• pitched
• floundered
• waddled
• reeled
• jolted
• wavered
• hobbled
• vacillated
• blundered
• teetered
• bucked
• toddled
• hitched
• waggled
• oscillated
• doddered
• undulated
• wagged

2

as in staggered

to move forward while swaying from side to side

dressed in his zombie costume, the boy lurched down the street in his quest for Halloween candy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staggered
• weaved
• tottered
• shuffled
• stomped
• careened
• stumbled
• waddled
• reeled
• rolled
• teetered
• rocked
• swayed
• doddered
• wobbled
• wavered
• shambled
• floundered
• blundered
• barged
• seesawed
• pounded
• stamped
• tramped
• wabbled
• scuffled
• clumped
• lumbered
• lumped
• clomped
• scuffed
• swagged
• galumphed
• tromped