Synonyms of trudged

trudged

verb

past tense of trudge

1

as in shuffled

to move heavily or clumsily

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffled
• stumbled
• stomped
• barged
• weaved
• shambled
• lurched
• tramped
• hauled
• dragged
• stamped
• plodded
• sloughed
• floundered
• clumped
• pounded
• scuffled
• slogged
• lumped
• scuffed
• lumbered
• stumped
• galumphed
• staggered
• tromped
• flogged
• flopped
• swayed
• waddled
• tottered
• blundered
• reeled
• careened
• teetered
• wobbled
• doddered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slid
• glided
• whisked
• drifted
• hung
• waltzed
• floated
• coasted
• hovered
• breezed
• wafted
• poised

2

as in stumbled

to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumbled
• struggled
• shuffled
• limped
• floundered
• blundered
• plodded
• lurched
• jogged
• fumbled
• lumbered
• bumbled
• swayed
• shambled
• flogged
• faltered
• staggered
• reeled
• tottered
• wallowed
• teetered
• muddled
• weltered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flew
• sailed
• glided
• coasted
• zipped
• zoomed
• kilted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trudged

When the final whistle ended, Messi and the rest of the men in pink trudged off the field and the silent, disappointed crowd headed to the parking lots and train station. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026

Kolisi trudged off in the 25th minute of his first match in seven weeks after damaging his hamstring. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

The man who trudged across the state for a few minutes to speak to Democrats to tell his story — and make the case against a governor that most of them undoubtedly had voted for in two previous elections — is an introvert. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

The Phillies and Mets, meanwhile, trudged through tough conditions in New York’s 4-1 road win last night. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Frost trudged through the sand and allowed De Lander, an Australian native, to get in touch with the Atlantic Ocean. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026

Claus trudged to the monitor, watched the foul on an agonizing loop and promptly handed Balogun a red card. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

The polarizing organization trudged through a corruption trial and attempted to file for bankruptcy in the past decade. — Stephen Gutowski, Washington Post, 16 June 2026

Japanese police trudged through deep mud on Thursday in another unsuccessful day searching for a missing Auburn University student, who vanished after an argument with family over artificial intelligence. — David K. Li, NBC news, 4 June 2026