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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On a cloudy-white Sunday morning in June, Joey Phelps shuffles into the familiar back pew of Yeakley Chapel, the small Methodist church that has been a part of his life for nearly 50 years.

— Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2026
As though on cue, Wardrobe — my beloved, and giant, closet — shuffles over from the corner of my room, the mahogany wood groaning with the effort.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

Definition of shuffles

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So much of what the product promises depends on OpenAI's software side, but the execution stumbles by scattering controls across multiple places.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026
When rule-follower Ellie stumbles upon tomboy Ashley trapped in a Hot Topic at the mall, she becomes swept up into her world.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of stumbles

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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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Missile salvos and militia attacks have choked key shipping lanes, damaged Saudi oil facilities and driven up global prices even as fragile diplomacy struggles to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and avert escalation.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
The film follows a young man who struggles to balance his mental problems, medication, and drugs with his musical ambitions.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 July 2026

Definition of struggles

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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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As Hogi pokes a hole in this plot and shatters the industrial love complex we’ve been sold song after song, movie after movie, the workplace version of this unhealthy relationship presents a familiar parallel.

— Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Perched on a finger of land that pokes into Lebanon, Metula is usually crowded with tourists this time of year.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 23 June 2026