TRIPPED Synonyms: 198 Similar and Opposite Words

tripped

verb

Definition of tripped next

past tense of trip

as in trotted

to go at a pace faster than a walk went tripping up the steps of city hall in their eagerness to get married

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as in fell

to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily tripped over a chair and landed on her face

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as in hopped

to move with a light springing step dancers tripping lightly across the stage

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as in traveled

to take a trip especially of some distance while he was growing up, the family tripped to New England every summer

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as in stumbled

to make a mistake the press has had it in for the new governor, and they are just waiting for her to trip

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Recent Examples of tripped Adebayo took his hard fall when tripped by the hand of Ball while saving the ball from going out of bounds beneath the Heat basket with the Heat down 28-26. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026 Ball tripped Adebayo, with Ball swiping and making contact with Adebayo’s lower leg. —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026 One of the horses tripped over a curb and fell over, toppling over its rider before running off. —

Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026 Wembanyama had tripped over his shoelace, the referees determined. —

Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026 The explosion tripped two electrical boxes not far away, Smith said, causing wires to detach from a power pole, which fell onto a minivan that became engulfed in flames. —

Jason Rantala, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 Decades ago, Gambel’s quail were so numerous that residents tripped over them. —

Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026 Juan Godoy came off the bench in the 74th and five minutes later was tripped by Leo Abena inside the box for the penalty that the 21-year-old Terceros converted to the left side of goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen. —

ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 This year’s Loons have tripped out of the gate, with only four out of a possible 12 points. —

Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026

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When Smith’s throw in the dirt squirted away from shortstop Miguel Rojas, the winning run trotted in from third base.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
The gray wolf howled, trotted back and forth, and gradually worked closer and closer to the nervous but fascinated caribou.

— Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026