Synonyms of shuffling

shuffling 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in lumbering

Related Words

• lumbering
• wobbly
• shambling
• lubberly
• galumphing
• lumpish
• unsteady
• larruping
• uncoordinated
• ungainly
• gawky
• klutzy
• clumsy
• awkward
• graceless
• gawkish

Dissimilar Words

• coordinated
• graceful
• light
• nimble
• lithe
• lissome
• light-footed
• sure-footed

2

as in ambling

Related Words

• ambling
• plodding
• lingering
• loitering
• heavy-footed
• strolling
• lounging
• lethargic
• inching
• slow-footed
• inert
• dragging
• inactive
• tarrying
• crawling
• slowing
• loafing
• deliberate
• creeping
• decelerating
• leisurely
• lagging
• procrastinating
• unhurried
• stalling
• poking
• dilatory
• sluggish
• dawdling
• poky
• dillydallying
• dallying
• measured
• laggard
• tardy
• slow
• filibustering
• languid
• snail-paced
• snaillike

Dissimilar Words

• rushing
• rapid
• running
• swift
• quick
• hasty
• speedy
• flying
• lightning
• breathless
• racing
• brisk
• fast
• dizzy
• fleet
• speeding
• bolting
• whirlwind
• snappy
• ready
• expeditious
• rocketing
• meteoric
• prompt
• hurrying
• whirling
• scurrying
• breakneck
• scudding
• scooting
• zipping
• accelerated
• barreling
• whisking
• warp-speed
• careering
• rushed
• hurried
• hastened
• quickened

shuffling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of shuffle

1

as in stomping

to move heavily or clumsily

the old man shuffled across the floor in his slippers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stomping
• stumbling
• lurching
• trudging
• barging
• dragging
• hauling
• shambling
• stamping
• scuffling
• weaving
• sloughing
• pounding
• clumping
• scuffing
• floundering
• tramping
• plodding
• lumping
• lumbering
• stumping
• staggering
• galumphing
• slogging
• swaying
• flopping
• flogging
• waddling
• tromping
• blundering
• tottering
• reeling
• wobbling
• careening
• teetering
• doddering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sliding
• gliding
• coasting
• whisking
• waltzing
• floating
• drifting
• hanging
• hovering
• wafting
• breezing
• poising

2

as in disrupting

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

shuffle the cards and deal five to each player

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupting
• confusing
• disturbing
• scrambling
• jumbling
• muddling
• tumbling
• disarranging
• hashing
• mussing
• tousling
• dislocating
• disorganizing
• disordering
• upsetting
• mixing (up)
• snarling
• deranging
• tangling
• rumpling
• disjointing
• disarraying
• disheveling
• discomposing
• messing (up)
• cluttering
• unsettling
• embroiling
• perturbing
• entangling
• stirring (up)
• agitating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• organizing
• ranging
• arranging
• disposing
• ordering
• regulating
• tidying
• aligning
• lining
• marshaling
• queuing
• straightening (up)
• arraying
• classifying
• drawing up
• adjusting
• codifying
• fixing
• systematizing
• lining up
• grooming
• making up
• systemizing
• methodizing
• sprucing (up)
• unscrambling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shuffling

Verb

Getty Images The Toronto Blue Jays have been struggling with injuries across the roster this season, shuffling the big-league roster and the lower levels of the organization as a result. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

The administration dissolved the CDC's Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, shuffling staffers to other divisions and interrupting work on the disease. — Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Enola dutifully trudges between clues and possibilities, shuffling through crime scenes and racing around shady spaces, all of this much more paint-by-numbers than connect-the-dots. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 June 2026

Colombia is trying its luck from distance, but Costa has been equal to each shot, first punching away Jefferson Lerma's rocket from the right, about 25 yards out, and then shuffling his feet to his left and catching Jhon Arias's shot from about the same distance. — Nbc News, NBC news, 28 June 2026

As Eye Patch descended the stairs of the tower, whistling a carefree, shuffling tune, Ted stood up and hopped over to me. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

In an era of digital overwhelm and social isolation, gathering around a table, shuffling tiles and building order out of chaos together feels like exactly what people are reaching for right now. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

The model of shuffling that the new result depends on, like Bayer and Diaconis’ before it, still assumes that the cards riffle down one by one, rather than in clumps. — John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2026

The Calgary Flames will play their final season at Scotiabank Saddledome before shuffling into Scotia Place in 2027. — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 10 June 2026