Synonyms of stumble

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verb

1

as in to fall

to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily

the bride stumbled on the altar steps and landed smack in the arms of the minister

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fall
• slip
• tumble
• trip
• topple
• collapse
• crash
• plop
• slide
• skid
• drop
• plunge
• plummet
• crumple
• plunk
• precipitate
• wipe out
• flump
• keel
• plonk
• nose-dive
• free-fall
• slump (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• stand (up)
• uprise
• get up

• rise
• stand (up)
• uprise
• get up

2

as in to struggle

to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually

stumbled twice while she was reciting the "Gettysburg Address"

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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3

as in to shuffle

to move heavily or clumsily

the tipsy revelers left the path and wearily stumbled through the tangled undergrowth

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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4

as in to fumble

to make a mistake

that network announcer rarely stumbles when he's on the air

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumble
• blunder
• trip
• flub
• mistake
• nod
• err
• slip up
• misunderstand
• screw up
• boob
• louse up
• botch
• fluff
• bungle
• foul up
• lay an egg
• misjudge
• drop the ball
• miscalculate
• goof (up)
• miscue
• mangle
• bobble
• murder
• foozle
• miscount
• butcher
• misconceive
• misinterpret
• mishandle
• misconstrue
• muff
• misdeem
• mess (up)
• misgauge

stumble

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noun

1

as in mistake

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

was his hurtful remark a regrettable stumble, or was it made with artful intention?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mistake
• blunder
• error
• fumble
• misstep
• flub
• trip
• slip
• goof
• miscue
• bobble
• brick
• slipup
• gaffe
• gaff
• screwup
• inaccuracy
• fault
• lapse
• pratfall
• boob
• clanger
• boo-boo
• clinker
• fluff
• blooper
• oversight
• bloomer
• misunderstanding
• snafu
• howler
• misreading
• boner
• misstatement
• miscalculation
• misjudgment
• misinterpretation
• misconstruction
• miscomprehension
• misconception
• misapprehension
• foul-up
• misimpression
• misdescription

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accuracy
• precision
• exactness
• correctness
• perfection
• preciseness
• strictness
• inerrancy
• infallibility
• exactitude

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• accuracy
• precision
• exactness
• correctness
• perfection
• preciseness
• strictness
• inerrancy
• infallibility
• exactitude

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2

as in tumble

the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily

has bones so brittle that a minor stumble could result in a serious break

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tumble
• fall
• slip
• spill
• trip
• slide
• dive
• misstep
• plunge
• pratfall
• skid
• header
• descent
• free-fall

Phrases Containing stumble

• stumble (upon)
• stumble (on or onto)

• stumble (upon)
• stumble (on or onto)