Synonyms of bumpy

bumpy

adjective

ˈbəm-pē 

1

as in rough

marked by a series of sharp quick motions

a bumpy ride over a badly rutted road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rough
• uneven
• choppy
• jerky
• jouncy
• unsteady
• herky-jerky
• erratic
• irregular
• jagged
• fitful
• spastic
• spasmodic
• ragged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smooth
• steady
• calm
• still
• placid

2

as in uneven

not having a level or smooth surface

the bumpy road made the jeep bounce all over

Synonyms & Similar Words

• uneven
• jagged
• rough
• rugged
• broken
• lumpy
• ragged
• wavy
• irregular
• coarse
• pebbly
• roughened
• scraggy
• rutted
• lopsided
• undulating
• unbalanced
• harsh
• pitted
• inexact
• knobby
• rutty
• pocked
• undulatory
• unaligned
• nubby
• scratchy
• knurled
• knobbly
• scraggly
• nonuniform
• nubbly
• sandpapery
• burred
• knurly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smooth
• flat
• level
• uniform
• even
• regular
• exact
• true
• plane
• aligned
• vertical
• horizontal
• straight
• alined
• tabular
• flush
• plumb

Examples of bumpy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While Emily and Camille instantly became friends after meeting at a coffee shop, they friendship has been a bumpy ride given their feelings for Gabriel. —Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024

Industrial production has been bumpier, and in negative territory at times over the last year, but was up 0.9% in May and 0.6% in June. —Courtenay Brown, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024

Mizuho reiterates Grab and Trip.com as top picks Mizuho said the two stocks are silver linings amid a bumpy China macro. —Michael Bloom, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024

But that’s gotten a bumpy start; for instance, Intel declined to invest in cost-effective extreme ultraviolet machines for its manufacturing facilities, then had to outsource 30 percent of the manufacturing to a rival company, TSMC. —Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 2 Aug. 2024