Synonyms of barged

barged

verb

past tense of barge

as in shuffled

to move heavily or clumsily

the big man barged into the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffled
• stomped
• stumbled
• hauled
• weaved
• lurched
• dragged
• shambled
• sloughed
• trudged
• lumped
• stamped
• lumbered
• tramped
• pounded
• floundered
• clumped
• stumped
• scuffled
• plodded
• staggered
• scuffed
• galumphed
• slogged
• tromped
• flogged
• flopped
• swayed
• waddled
• reeled
• blundered
• tottered
• careened
• teetered
• doddered
• wobbled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slid
• glided
• whisked
• waltzed
• hung
• drifted
• floated
• coasted
• breezed
• hovered
• poised
• wafted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of barged

Three gunmen barged into a small house in an impoverished neighborhood in South Africa and opened fire on a group enjoying a party inside, killing at least 11 people including a pregnant woman, police and local authorities said Wednesday. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

The unsuspecting targets who showed up instead found Hansen and a camera crew, who barged into the room on Hansen’s cue. — Daniel Lachance, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

Masked men carrying M16s barged in, handcuffed him, and pinned him to the floor. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

On July 24, policemen in plainclothes barged into his house late evening and took him to the Navrangpura police station in Ahmedabad. — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

Last year, The Studio barged in and gobbled up six nominations; this year, Hacks did the same. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 17 July 2026

In truth, a goal might not have counted anyway, since Haaland barged into Guehi earlier in the counter-attack. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Some who did enter had their seats taken by those who barged through security. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

Neusch barged past the couple on the stairs and released a flock of insect drones from his leg pouch. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026