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scuffled

verb , past tense of scuffle

Synonyms and Antonyms of scuffled

1 to move heavily or clumsily

she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her

Synonyms of scuffled

barged, clumped, flogged [British], floundered, galumphed, lumbered, lumped, plodded, pounded, scuffed, shambled, shuffled, slogged, sloughed, stamped, stomped, stumbled, stumped, tramped, tromped, trudged

Words Related to scuffled

dragged, flopped, hauled

blundered, careened, doddered, lurched, reeled, staggered, swayed, teetered, tottered, waddled, weaved, wobbled (also wabbled)

Near Antonyms of scuffled

drifted, floated, hovered, hung (also hanged), poised, wafted

Antonyms of scuffled

breezed, coasted, glided, slid, waltzed, whisked

2 to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery

the burglar and the homeowner briefly scuffled together in the dark

Synonyms of scuffled

grappled, rassled, tussled, wrestled

Words Related to scuffled

battled, clashed (with), combated (or combatted), contended, dueled (or duelled), fought, warred (against)

bashed, battered, beat, buffeted, hit, punched, slugged, struck

brawled, skirmished

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