LIMPED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

limped

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Definition of limped next

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 But in August 2020, California limped through two consecutive days of blackouts, with some parts of the state experiencing outages lasting as long as 2 1/2 hours. —

Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 What made matters worse was Suarez injured her leg with less than two minutes remaining in the first half and limped off the court. —

Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026 Whereas a year ago at this time, the Wild limped into playoffs having lost Joel Eriksson Ek for much of March and Kirill Kaprizov for half of the season, the extra manpower in 2026 creates its own kind of challenge. —

Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026 Schaeffer won over most of the Rockies players quickly, but, fielding a young, inexperienced team, Colorado limped toward the finish line, going 4-21 in September. —

Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026 Alberto Rodríguez, 73, limped with a cane down a deserted industrial street. —

Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026 And the Jayhawks limped to the finish line of the regular season, going 3-4 since that Oklahoma State game. —

Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026 The Horns, who blew a pair of must-win games and limped to an 18-13 finish of the regular season before a one-and-done SEC Tourney appearance, were the Last Team In in ESPN’s bracketology projection and could only hope that Joe Lunardi and the selection committee were in lock step. —

Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026 Suzuki limped off the field at loanDepot Park after trying to steal second base with an awkward headfirst slide. —

Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026

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After the offense was shut out on four hits in Tuesday night’s 2-0 loss to the Angels, Counsell shuffled the lineup.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Instead, Meyerson was shuffled to three different ALFs in six months — from Hialeah to Kendall to Homestead.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026