TRIPPED Synonyms: 198 Similar and Opposite Words

tripped

verb

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 Brooks, who is recovering from back-to-back ACL injuries, took a kick return rep midway through practice and seemingly tripped with his momentum taking him head-first into rookie linebacker Jackson Kuwatch’s ankles. — Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026 The footage alone cannot tell us whether the robot tripped or lost balance. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 Bueckers was set in a defensive stance at the top of the key when Ogwumike raced down the court, dished off a pass and tripped, crashing into Bueckers. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026 My diabetic husband then tripped over our suitcases and was injured. — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 July 2026 Egypt had taken a surprising lead in the 15th minute, but Argentina was quickly given the chance to level the match when Haissem Hassan tripped Nicolás Tagliafico in the box moments later. — Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 8 July 2026 Argentina was quickly given the chance to level the match when Haissem Hassan tripped Nicolas Tagliafico in the box moments later. — James Robson, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026 And the Americans tripped over the big step up in class, with the loss matching their most one-sided result in a World Cup game since 1990. — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Shortstop Francisco Lindor backed up and called off the converging outfielders before losing his footing and falling right in front of Tyrone Taylor, who tripped over Lindor while failing to make the catch. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

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Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026
Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015.

— Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026

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Ewers rolled out to the left, came up short and one-hopped a comeback to Tutu Atwell.

— Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
But, as Dinger was passing in front of the Comets dugout, Thomas hopped onto the field and right into the path of the scooter-ridin' mascot.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of hopped

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Mohammad Taj, who travelled to Delhi from neighboring Haryana state, and whose face was badly bruised in the Monday crackdown, said the march heading to parliament had been peaceful.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Coronilla Durán traveled from his hometown of San Luis de la Paz, in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, to Atlanta to visit family and friends, according to Isaret Jeffers, founder of Colectivo Arbol, a farmworkers advocacy group.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

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Fresh from lifting the FIFA Club World Cup and buoyed by optimism around Enzo Maresca’s project, the Blues stumbled to a disappointing 10th-place Premier League finish.

— Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 31 July 2026
The Curiosity rover stumbled on the polygon field while ascending the foothills of a three-mile-high mountain called Mount Sharp, where it’s been roaming since 2014.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 July 2026

Definition of stumbled

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After feeding coins into a meter, Darien Wharton, 21, of west Orlando, jogged across West Robinson Street to drop something at a friend’s apartment.

— Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
Jason Melara ran out of the hospital and jogged through traffic on Culver Boulevard with two men, whom police later identified as Daymonee Johnson and Mahki Taylor.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

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Getty Images The MLB best home run bets slipped to an 18-65 record, with three no-bets after two misses on home run props for Chase DeLauter and Julio Rodriguez on Wednesday.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Miami, which lost 12 straight prior to sweeping Philadelphia this week, slipped 2 1/2 games behind the idle Phillies and Arizona, who occupy the final two NL playoff spots.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of slipped

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Unfortunately, Cruz’s numbers dipped precipitously in the second half of the season and the Rays were bounced from the playoffs by the Red Sox in the division series.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
He’s bounced all around the diamond, spending time at first base, second base, third base, shortstop and left field, and the Arraez trade would’ve provided him with an opportunity to settle into one position for the first time all season.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026