LIMPED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

limped

verb

past tense of limp

as in shuffled

to walk while favoring one leg she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler

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as in stumbled

to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually the damaged boat limped back into port

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as in dragged

to move slowly we'll have to stop limping if we are ever going to make our destination in time

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Recent Examples of limped His Jets limped to a 3-14 record in a season of unprecedented feats of futility. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Then running back Cam Skattebo limped off after back-to-back run stops by rookie linebacker Arvell Reese, who ran Skattebo down on the second play and then ran him over. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 There were dueling chants for Punk and Rhodes as Punk limped to the top rope. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 After airing a 19th season that limped its way to the finish line, Bravo probably should have tried something a little different for the next one. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 July 2026 Last year at world championships, Ingebrigtsen faltered in a preliminary heat while Kerr pulled up lame and limped into the finish in a final won by Issac Nader of Portugal. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 After a horse kicked and injured his paw, Smoke limped to a nearby drugstore for help before heading back to the firehouse. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 15 July 2026 The hits keep coming for France as key defender William Saliba limped off the pitch in the 31st minute. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026 The striker scored and registered an assist against Morocco but limped off the pitch in the 77th minute. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

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The old football adage about teams making their biggest improvements between their first and second games might not apply in the NFL preseason, when personnel are constantly being shuffled in and out of the action.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Canden Arciniega shuffled on the hot granite terrace on a mid-August morning, counting the names on her list.

— Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

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In one case, agents in Bowie, Maryland, smashed a father’s car window, dragged him out, and pinned him to the ground — while his 6-, 7-, and 8-year-old children watched from the back seat.

— Arlene Marcus, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
As power outages in northwest Indiana dragged on for over a week, Alyssa Casalin said her 2-month-old boy grew increasingly restless.

— Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of dragged

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However, when one of the three women feels guilty about snubbing their lifelong pal, Mel shows up and suddenly the weekend turns to complete chaos, tempting the trio to break free from the madness that has hobbled their friend group for years.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Hui’s Evergrande Group has been hobbled by debt since 2021, with $300 billion in liabilities.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of hobbled

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Kyrgios underwent a full wrist reconstruction in September 2023, after suffering a full rupture of a key ligament that stabilizes the joint, and has struggled to generate any kind of momentum since.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Firefighters struggled to reach people trapped on the upper floors as thick smoke engulfed the building, a police officer told the news agency.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of struggled

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To compile as comprehensive a list as possible, Szydlowski crawled Instagram and Reddit for photos of people wearing different types of smart glasses.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
As the whole team fought for their lives, Yerman, one of the only Marines with relatively minor wounds, crawled over to Capers.

— Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of crawled

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All the while, oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have virtually halted as Tehran clings to its leverage by threatening to strike any unauthorized oil tankers that attempt to transit the narrow waterway.

— Reuters, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
Competitions were canceled, horse racing fixtures abandoned and international horse transports halted.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of halted

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Kolisi trudged off in the 25th minute of his first match in seven weeks after damaging his hamstring.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
The man who trudged across the state for a few minutes to speak to Democrats to tell his story — and make the case against a governor that most of them undoubtedly had voted for in two previous elections — is an introvert.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

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