Synonyms of trudge

trudge

verb

ˈtrəj 

1

as in to shuffle

to move heavily or clumsily

flooded residents who were forced to trudge through waist-deep water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffle
• stumble
• stomp
• shamble
• slough
• haul
• lurch
• plod
• slog
• barge
• drag
• lump
• weave
• clump
• stamp
• tramp
• flounder
• galumph
• stump
• stagger
• pound
• scuff
• scuffle
• lumber
• tromp
• flog
• waddle
• sway
• flop
• totter
• reel
• blunder
• careen
• wabble
• teeter
• wobble
• dodder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coast
• breeze
• slide
• glide
• whisk
• hang
• waltz
• drift
• float
• hover
• waft
• poise

2

as in to stumble

to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually

no expert on taxes, I spent the whole weekend trudging through government forms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumble
• struggle
• shuffle
• limp
• plod
• flounder
• jog
• blunder
• lurch
• fumble
• lumber
• flog
• bumble
• sway
• shamble
• falter
• stagger
• wallow
• reel
• totter
• muddle
• welter
• teeter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coast
• fly
• sail
• glide
• zoom
• zip
• kilt

Examples of trudge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, before finding this success, the group must first trudge through the misery of poor album sales and threats of being dropped from their label, at which point their manager (Yuya Endo) gives them an ultimatum. —Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024

So hearts sank when Wiggins trudged to the locker room early in the third quarter, holding his right arm uncomfortably at his side. —Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2024

More broadly, Tesla has been trudging through a rocky period of falling profits, federal investigations, lawsuits, and recalls. —Wes Davis, The Verge, 10 Aug. 2024

Some results fueled skepticism that hefty investments on AI are taking longer than expected to pay off as capital expenditures and spending trudge higher. —Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024