Synonyms of tripping

tripping

verb

present participle of trip

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trotting
• jogging
• running
• skipping
• sprinting
• hurrying
• galloping
• speeding
• rushing
• dashing
• racing
• scampering
• leaping
• zipping
• scooting
• scurrying
• hustling
• bounding
• springing
• loping
• tearing
• blasting
• ripping
• blowing
• careening
• hurling
• humping
• buzzing
• hurtling
• whirling
• barreling
• scuttling
• blazing
• shagging
• cantering
• zooming
• bolting
• hastening
• jetting
• bowling
• ramming
• shooting
• whisking
• rocketing
• coursing
• pelting
• haring
• bustling
• belting
• rustling
• breezing
• stepping (along)
• bombing
• pattering
• cannonballing
• nipping
• hying
• footing (it)
• hotfooting (it)
• legging (it)
• hoofing (it)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strolling
• shuffling
• dragging
• sauntering
• ambling
• creeping
• lingering
• crawling
• poking
• shambling
• lagging
• loitering
• dawdling
• trudging
• tarrying
• dallying
• plodding
• hobbling
• lumbering
• limping
• dillydallying

2

as in stumbling

to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily

tripped over a chair and landed on her face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumbling
• falling
• slipping
• tumbling
• toppling
• collapsing
• sliding
• crashing
• skidding
• plopping
• dropping
• plunging
• crumpling
• plunking
• precipitating
• plummeting
• slumping (over)
• wiping out
• keeling
• flumping
• free-falling
• nose-diving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• standing (up)
• uprising
• getting up

3

as in hopping

to move with a light springing step

dancers tripping lightly across the stage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hopping
• bouncing
• skipping
• bounding
• leaping
• loping
• jumping
• lolloping
• romping
• capering
• skittering
• frisking
• gamboling
• vaulting
• skimming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trudging
• plodding
• lumbering

4

as in traveling

to take a trip especially of some distance

while he was growing up, the family tripped to New England every summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traveling
• journeying
• trekking
• touring
• wandering
• voyaging
• roaming
• sailing
• flying
• pilgrimaging
• migrating
• hopping
• riding
• jaunting
• peregrinating
• cruising
• traipsing
• gallivanting
• knocking (about)
• driving
• rambling
• roving
• perambulating
• trundling
• navigating
• busing
• motoring
• jetting
• rolling
• gigging
• road-tripping
• coaching
• cabbing
• barnstorming

5

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumbling
• fumbling
• blundering
• nodding
• erring
• flubbing
• fluffing
• slipping up
• mistaking
• dropping the ball
• screwing up
• boobing
• goofing (up)
• laying an egg
• misunderstanding
• fouling up
• messing (up)
• lousing up
• mangling
• murdering
• botching
• bungling
• misjudging
• miscalculating
• muffing
• bobbling
• miscounting
• butchering
• misconceiving
• misconstruing
• misinterpreting
• mishandling
• foozling
• miscuing
• misdeeming
• misgauging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tripping

How quickly the brain and body react after tripping — with your foot automatically thrusting forward, for example, to prevent yourself from face-planting — is what plyometrics trains for. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

The plumbing was failing, the floors were uneven and posed tripping hazards, the foundation was crumbling and sewage sometimes backed up into a corner of the kitchen. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026

Today, Hollywood agencies, studios and streamers are tripping over themselves to sign digital talent. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Additionally, most air bathtubs require around 110 volts of power, and some may require a 15-amp dedicated circuit to avoid tripping the breakers in your breaker box. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 July 2026

On-site battery storage buys operators time to ramp power safely without tripping local substations. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026

Older adults, people with visual impairments, parents with strollers, and other pedestrians also risk tripping over them. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 25 July 2026

Among them was Argentina’s Leandro Paredes appearing to grab Spain’s Eric García by the throat before others started shoving and tripping each other to the turf. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

In March, Melissa Graybill, 52, watched her mother, who is 69, begin an arduous recovery journey after tripping while getting off a horse. — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 14 July 2026