Synonyms of stumped

stumped

verb

past tense of stump

1

as in stumbled

to move heavily or clumsily

the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumbled
• shuffled
• stomped
• floundered
• barged
• lurched
• trudged
• weaved
• lumped
• clumped
• stamped
• sloughed
• hauled
• dragged
• tramped
• scuffled
• plodded
• shambled
• lumbered
• slogged
• staggered
• scuffed
• pounded
• galumphed
• tromped
• flopped
• blundered
• flogged
• swayed
• reeled
• waddled
• wabbled
• doddered
• tottered
• wobbled
• careened
• teetered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slid
• whisked
• floated
• glided
• hung
• waltzed
• hovered
• breezed
• drifted
• coasted
• hanged
• poised
• wafted

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• slid
• whisked
• floated
• glided
• hung
• waltzed
• hovered
• breezed
• drifted
• coasted
• hanged
• poised
• wafted

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2

as in challenged

to invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat

when my grandfather was a kid, he and his friends would stump one another to dive into the local swimming hole

Synonyms & Similar Words

• challenged
• dared
• confronted
• defied
• bearded
• faced
• braved
• brazened
• outfaced
• outbraved
• breasted