Synonyms of staggered

staggered 1 of 2

adjective

as in overwhelmed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overwhelmed
• bewildered
• stunned
• bemused
• stupefied
• surprised
• puzzled
• dumfounded
• startled
• surprized
• awed
• wondering
• awestricken
• openmouthed
• astounded
• marvelling
• dumbfounded
• astonished
• awestruck
• amazed
• flabbergasted
• marveling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unimpressed
• disinterested
• indifferent
• unconcerned
• uninterested
• impassive
• dispassionate
• bored
• unemotional
• jaded
• incurious
• emotionless

staggered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of stagger

1

as in lurched

to move forward while swaying from side to side

I was so tired last night that I just staggered upstairs to bed without eating dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in hesitated

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

a daunting problem that would make even the most decisive person stagger just a bit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitated
• faltered
• wabbled
• vacillated
• dithered
• halted
• waited
• hung back
• balanced
• wobbled
• wavered
• paused
• scrupled
• debated
• teetered
• swayed
• delayed
• lingered
• hemmed
• shilly-shallied
• pondered
• dawdled
• hawed
• procrastinated
• deliberated
• backed down
• weighed
• oscillated
• waffled
• equivocated
• hedged
• chickened (out)
• considered
• dallied
• pussyfooted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decided
• plunged (in)
• continued
• stirred
• dived (in)
• dove (in)
• advanced
• budged