Synonyms of limping

limping 1 of 2

noun

as in exhaustion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhaustion
• flagging
• drooping
• regression
• setback
• relapse
• atrophy
• weakening
• deterioration
• degeneration
• decay
• decline
• debilitation
• decaying
• ebbing
• enfeeblement
• declension
• descent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improvement
• recovery
• rehabilitation
• recuperation
• revitalization
• comeback
• rally
• strengthening
• progress
• invigoration
• snapback
• rejuvenation
• rejuvenescence

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• improvement
• recovery
• rehabilitation
• recuperation
• revitalization
• comeback
• rally
• strengthening
• progress
• invigoration
• snapback
• rejuvenation
• rejuvenescence

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limping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of limp

1

as in shuffling

to walk while favoring one leg

she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffling
• hobbling
• stumbling
• halting
• wobbling
• faltering
• lurching
• staggering
• tottering
• shambling
• floundering
• hitching
• wavering
• blundering
• wabbling
• teetering
• doddering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• striding
• sailing
• gliding
• breezing

• striding
• sailing
• gliding
• breezing

2

as in stumbling

to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually

the damaged boat limped back into port

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumbling
• struggling
• shuffling
• trudging
• floundering
• blundering
• lurching
• plodding
• bumbling
• fumbling
• jogging
• lumbering
• shambling
• faltering
• flogging
• swaying
• tottering
• reeling
• staggering
• wallowing
• weltering
• muddling
• teetering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flying
• sailing
• coasting
• gliding
• zooming
• zipping
• kilting

• flying
• sailing
• coasting
• gliding
• zooming
• zipping
• kilting

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3

as in dragging

to move slowly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dragging
• crawling
• shuffling
• creeping
• poking
• slouching
• inching
• oozing
• plodding
• creaking (along)
• snailing
• trudging
• shambling
• nosing
• tramping
• lumbering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flying
• racing
• speeding
• floating
• sailing
• gliding
• whizzing
• tearing
• hurrying
• zipping

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• flying
• racing
• speeding
• floating
• sailing
• gliding
• whizzing
• tearing
• hurrying
• zipping

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