Synonyms of stumps

stumps 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stump

1

as in shuffles

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

• shuffles
• stomps
• stumbles
• clumps
• barges
• sloughs
• stamps
• lumps
• flounders
• hauls
• weaves
• lurches
• pounds
• tramps
• scuffs
• trudges
• shambles
• drags
• slogs
• lumbers
• galumphs
• plods
• flogs
• staggers
• scuffles
• flops
• sways
• tromps
• waddles
• reels
• totters
• blunders
• dodders
• wobbles
• teeters
• careens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slides
• glides
• waltzes
• whisks
• floats
• drifts
• hangs
• coasts
• hovers
• breezes
• wafts
• poises

2

as in dares

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

• dares
• challenges
• breasts
• confronts
• defies
• braves
• faces
• beards
• outfaces
• outbraves
• brazens

stumps

2 of 2

noun

plural of stump

as in residues

Related Words

• residues
• scrapings
• refuses
• vestiges
• remnants
• residuals
• stubs
• leavings
• remains
• odds and ends
• pickings
• scraps
• remainders
• leftovers
• fragments
• splinters
• rests
• flakes
• chips
• slivers
• ends
• balances
• pieces
• fag ends
• oddments
• ribbons
• shreds
• tatters

Dissimilar Words

• wholes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stumps

Verb

Tree stumps can also be carved into garden art or used as a pedestal for a large container or statue. — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026

Ann Braunstein lives off of Hutchison Road where branches and stumps line her street as well. — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Learn more about why some stumps regrow and how to stop them. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

Turkey tail grows on dead logs and tree stumps in overlapping layers that resemble a wild bird’s plumage. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026

Or arrange a bunch of tree stumps around a fire pit to create seating that the kids will love. — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 25 May 2026

Ancient artifacts found beneath Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as one mystery still stumps researchers. — FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026

David Hogg stumps for Mai Vang in 7th District primary. — Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026

In 1938, Pennington pitched a tent outside the hiring hall for workers building the Shasta Dam, set up some tree stumps for seats and started hawking grub. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026