Synonyms of lumber

lumber 1 of 2

noun

as in wood

tree logs as prepared for human use

a huge amount of lumber will be needed to build the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wood
• timber
• beam
• stake
• pile
• stick
• post
• splint
• firewood
• block
• sill
• brace
• billet
• stave
• cordwood
• ridgepole
• bar

lumber

2 of 2

verb

ˈləm-bər 

1

as in to shuffle

to move heavily or clumsily

the elephant lumbered through the jungle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffle
• stomp
• stumble
• barge
• haul
• slough
• lump
• stump
• tramp
• clump
• stamp
• weave
• pound
• trudge
• flounder
• drag
• shamble
• lurch
• scuff
• scuffle
• galumph
• stagger
• slog
• tromp
• flog
• plod
• sway
• flop
• reel
• waddle
• totter
• blunder
• careen
• teeter
• dodder
• wobble

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coast
• breeze
• slide
• glide
• whisk
• hang
• float
• drift
• waltz
• hover
• waft
• poise

2

as in to stumble

to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually

the novel's plot lumbers to its predictable conclusion after 500 long pages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumble
• struggle
• limp
• shuffle
• trudge
• flounder
• blunder
• jog
• reel
• sway
• lurch
• flog
• bumble
• fumble
• plod
• stagger
• shamble
• totter
• wallow
• falter
• welter
• muddle
• teeter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coast
• sail
• fly
• glide
• zoom
• zip
• kilt

3

as in to rumble

to make a low heavy rolling sound

the horse-drawn wagon lumbered along the trail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rumble
• growl
• roll
• drum
• thunder
• grumble
• boom
• bellow

4

as in to load

to place a weight or burden on

preparations that will lumber the expedition with unnecessary equipment and supplies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• load
• burden
• freight
• fill
• pack
• saddle
• weight
• encumber
• stack
• laden
• weigh
• pile
• lade
• heap
• mound
• tax
• clog
• hamper
• clutter
• overburden
• overload
• handicap
• afflict
• press
• overtax
• oppress
• strain
• surcharge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unload
• discharge
• relieve
• unlade
• alleviate
• disencumber
• ease
• lighten
• unburden
• disburden

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lumber

Noun

The tariffs have hurt Maine because so much of the wood and the lumber that is grown and cut here in Maine is actually shipped up north to Canada to be processed, and then what it is processed as is shipped back across the United States. — Dustin Desoto, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026

After about 70 years in business, the lumber yard was sold and is under construction now to become a mixed-use high rise. — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2026

Verb

Higher diesel costs put upward pressure on prices for a range of goods, from food to lumber, because the fuel is widely used across the agriculture, construction and transportation industries. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

There’s at least one animal in Ben Affleck’s sixth featue as director, and that’s the elephant in the room — or lumbering around the Los Angeles locations — of this passably entertaining Netflix crime thriller. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026