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

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

Also, check rocks, stumps or logs before sitting down. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026

This is because tendons that normally curl the toes downward (such as when cats knead your lap) pull on the amputation stumps so that the stumps rub on the ground, and no mechanism remains to oppose that action. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026

For more than two months, a helicopter has been hard at work removing dead trees and stumps from the reservoir using a special device. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026