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stumble

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of stumble

1 an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

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

Synonyms of stumble

blunder, bobble, boo-boo, boob [British], brick, clanger [British], clinker, error, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup, trip

Words Related to stumble

bloomer, blooper, boner, howler, pratfall

foul-up, snafu

misapprehension, miscalculation, miscomprehension, misconception, misconstruction, misdescription, misimpression, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreading, misstatement, misunderstanding

Near Antonyms of stumble

accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, strictness

inerrancy, infallibility, perfection

2 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 of stumble

fall, slip, spill, tumble

Words Related to stumble

header, pratfall

misstep, trip

descent, dive, plunge, skid, slide

free-fall

stumble

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of stumble

1 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 of stumble

fall, slip, topple, trip, tumble

Words Related to stumble

collapse, crumple, drop, flump, keel, plop, plunk (or plonk), slump (over)

crash, free-fall, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, precipitate, wipe out

skid, slide

Antonyms of stumble

get up, rise, stand (up), uprise

2 to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually

stumbled twice while she was reciting the "Gettysburg Address"

Synonyms of stumble

blunder, bumble, flog [British], flounder, limp, lumber, plod, struggle, trudge

Words Related to stumble

jog, shamble, shuffle

wallow, welter

falter, lurch, reel, stagger, sway, teeter, totter

fumble, muddle

Near Antonyms of stumble

coast, fly, glide, kilt, sail, zip, zoom

3 to move heavily or clumsily

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

Synonyms of stumble

barge, clump, flog [British], flounder, galumph, lumber, lump, plod, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stump, tramp, tromp, trudge

Words Related to stumble

drag, flop, haul

blunder, careen, dodder, lurch, reel, stagger, sway, teeter, totter, waddle, weave, wobble (also wabble)

Near Antonyms of stumble

drift, float, hang, hover, poise, waft

Antonyms of stumble

breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk

4 to make a mistake

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

Synonyms of stumble

blunder, boob [British], err, flub, fluff, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), screw up, slip up, trip

Words Related to stumble

nod

bobble, botch, bungle, butcher, foozle, mangle, mishandle, muff, murder

miscalculate, misconceive, miscount, miscue, misdeem, misgauge, misjudge, mistake

misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand

Phrases Synonymous with stumble

drop the ball, lay an egg

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