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 The pair embraced each other in the tunnel before kick-off, but shortly before half-time, Salah tripped Mane by the team benches, causing tensions to overflow. —

Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026 Dellandrea was injured in the Sharks’ game on Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets as his right leg struck the post after he was inadvertently tripped while driving to the net. —

Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2026 Our last game against Utah, that’s what tripped us up on the road. —

Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2026 Sarkisian and the program also tripped in the offseason by not addressing the lack of depth on the offensive line, which helped lead to a slow start on offense. —

Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026 At the time, investors were understandably looking ahead to an all-inclusive fourth-quarter ramp, which probably would have tripped into excessive optimism and heedless speculation. —

Michael Santoli, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026 Matt Gaetz may have tripped over unsavory findings in a House Ethics Committee report and fallen by the wayside. —

Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026 Junger’s book tripped me into the massive body of literature on NDEs. —

Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 George slipped and tripped Brown, leading to a go-ahead Utah layup in a game Boston lost 105-103. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025

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After initially laying motionless on the field surrounded by medical staff, Toure eventually trotted off the field under his own power.

— Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
The pup, named Eba, appeared immune to being rushed and trotted behind at the farthest extent of her leash, tongue lolling, black eyes squinting in the afternoon sun.

— Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025