LIMPS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

limps

verb

present tense third-person singular of limp

as in shuffles

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

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as in stumbles

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

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as in drags

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 limps None at all leads to slow, pale, sad-looking growth that limps through the season. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026 The unchanged chain was dubbed Ethereum Classic, which still limps along today, though its market cap is far less than 1% of actual Ethereum. — Emin Gün Sirer, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026 Falsehood scales instantly; correction limps behind. — Tom Debley, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026 Every time one player returns to the court, another limps off. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026 After the midterm elections are over, the focus gradually shifts to the next presidential election, and the incumbent president increasingly limps like a lame duck. — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026 Aside from creating the maze and covering it in snow, Pawbert limps his way through the maze, very much in homage to Jack Nicholson’s character. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Nov. 2025 Tymere Jackson suffers a blow to his groin, and limps off the field. — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 8 Nov. 2025 When there is much spectacle, substance limps behind, and that must be the judgement of what was achieved between India and China at Tianjin. — Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025

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In the clip, Dawkins shuffles out onto the field with no shirt, a pair of Crocs and a clear plastic bag ready to get the ol' inside-out treatment.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
An exhibition game also shuffles the storylines — some players emerge, others might fade.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of shuffles

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Shortly after, a young man stumbles towards Pat from the direction of the pub, rubbing his eyes in disbelief.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Mitchell’s own imitation of Spielbergian life, despite its meticulous re-creation (and gleeful destruction) of eighties suburbia, stumbles into an uncanny valley between sincerity and cynicism, between unintentional comedy and deliberate homage.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of stumbles

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The latest consumer price report has arrived, offering a closer look at the country’s economic pulse and how everyday Americans are faring as the war with Iran drags on.

— Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
As litigation drags on, the plaintiff will necessarily require a higher settlement amount to compensate for the fees incurred so far and this will make the case more difficult to settle.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of drags

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David Perno hobbles from his golf cart to the bench at Clarke Central’s football field and sits to watch practice start.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
Major marine war risk providers have started to scrap cover for vessels operating in the Persian Gulf as the fallout from a sudden security shock hobbles key shipping routes in the region.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026

Definition of hobbles

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Don’t wait until a leader is tapped on the shoulder to take a top job only to realize the leader struggles with collaboration or lacks executive presence.

— Roberta Matuson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Only the collision between Manette, Darnay and Carton unleashes a complex love triangle as both men fight for her love and Manette struggles over whom to choose.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of struggles

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Researchers have developed a new control framework that enables humanoid robots to perform agile movements, including army crawls, breakdancing and backflips.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Markets do not hold still for a year and a half while your deal crawls through due diligence.

— Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of crawls

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If shipping through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea halts, the world could face more economic pain.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 July 2026
The robot immediately responds to the interruption and halts the operation, illustrating Unitree’s focus on continuous human-robot interaction and dynamic task adaptation.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of halts

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Even in the bathrooms, the toilet and bidet are concealed inside a kind of Travertine bench and the showerhead pokes out from a monolithic stone slab.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
This is strong language, which pokes at our tribal memory of gasoline shortages from the 1970’s.

— George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026