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Antonyms & Near Antonyms for lumbering
- light,
- light-footed
- (also light-foot),
- lissome
- (also lissom),
- lithe,
- nimble,
- sure-footed
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for lumbering
- cumbersome,
- plodding,
- poky
- (or pokey)
- aseptic,
- barren,
- blah,
- dullish,
- pleasureless,
- prosaic,
- prosy,
- soggy,
- spiritless
- arid,
- boring,
- colorless,
- drab,
- dreary,
- drudging,
- dry,
- dull,
- dusty,
- flat,
- heavy,
- ho-hum,
- humdrum,
- jading,
- jejune,
- leaden,
- mind-numbing,
- monochromatic,
- monotonous,
- numbing,
- old,
- pedestrian,
- ponderous,
- slow,
- stale,
- stodgy,
- stuffy,
- stupid,
- tame,
- tedious,
- tiresome,
- tiring,
- uninteresting,
- wearisome,
- weary,
- wearying
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for lumbering
- amazing,
- astonishing,
- astounding,
- awesome,
- eye-opening,
- fabulous,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- sensational,
- spectacular,
- surprising,
- wonderful,
- wondrous
- animating,
- breathtaking,
- electrifying,
- energizing,
- enlivening,
- exciting,
- exhilarating,
- galvanizing,
- hair-raising,
- inspiring,
- invigorating,
- rip-roaring,
- rousing,
- stimulating,
- stirring,
- thrilling
lumbering
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of lumbering (Entry 2 of 2)
- the elephant lumbered through the jungle
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- the novel's plot lumbers to its predictable conclusion after 500 long pages
Synonyms for lumbering
- blundering,
- bumbling,
- flogging
- [British],
- floundering,
- limping,
- plodding,
- struggling,
- stumbling,
- trudging
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- preparations that will lumber the expedition with unnecessary equipment and supplies
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“Lumbering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumbering. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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