Synonyms of floundered

floundered

verb

past tense of flounder

1

as in stumbled

to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually

unprepared choristers who floundered helplessly through the musical number

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumbled
• struggled
• blundered
• trudged
• shuffled
• limped
• lurched
• fumbled
• plodded
• lumbered
• faltered
• bumbled
• jogged
• swayed
• reeled
• flogged
• staggered
• shambled
• wallowed
• tottered
• muddled
• teetered
• weltered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sailed
• flew
• glided
• coasted
• zoomed
• zipped
• kilted

2

as in shuffled

to move heavily or clumsily

the car floundered through the heavy wet snow, constantly getting stuck

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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