TRIPPING Synonyms: 194 Similar and Opposite Words

tripping

verb

present participle of trip

as in trotting

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 stumbling

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 hopping

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

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as in traveling

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 fumbling

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 tripping Australia's Alessandro Circati was given a yellow card after tripping USA's Malik Tillman on the field. —

Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026 The ban prohibits any item that could obstruct lifeguard views, overcrowd the beach, create tripping hazards, or hinder emergency responders. —

Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026 The 3-year-old accidentally fell into the pool after tripping and falling on an inflatable chair, according to surveillance video. —

Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 June 2026 Iliman Ndiaye should have conceded a penalty at Molineux for tripping Hugo Bueno while Garner deserved to be sent off at Villa Park. —

Graham Scott, New York Times, 2 June 2026 Beauchamp tripping back in time, lost and separated in the highlands of 18th century Scotland. —

Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026 The broadest of comedies, the film’s often puerile humor is driven by an endless stream of male bungling, blundering and whining, only to be kicked up a notch by pratfalls of nearly every variety, from getting bucked off a galloping horse to tripping into a pile of trash. —

Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 27 May 2026 Just the usual catching a skate blade or tripping over a tree root. —

Risa Jampel, STAT, 22 May 2026 That’s not the only sign that the DOJ can’t avoid tripping over its own feet in this campaign. —

Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026

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After the ceremony came a globe-trotting honeymoon, as the couple vacationed in Mykonos, Positano, and London.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 June 2026
Richards gave millions of dollars to the cult, Eternal Values, while living a double life as both a globe-trotting supermodel and obedient cult member, as reported in a recent story in The Hollywood Reporter.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026