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 production put out a casting call for more than 1,000 local extras, Garner said, and spent nearly $500,000 at a lumber business for set-building materials. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

The growers would still be free to profit from their land by selling timber for Christmas trees, lumber, or charcoal, but would be encouraged to harvest the wood sustainably. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Verb

Imax cameras are lumbering tools that weigh 300 pounds each and roar like Cuisinart blenders. — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026

When the other train finally emerged through the inferno and lumbered past them, the camera man couldn’t help but exclaim. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026