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

Some poor families trudged from one village to another, falling victim to violence, hunger and cold. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

And, like any good party, someone had a notion that the others loved — and so the players trudged back onto the field to have a team photo taken in front of the Crown Vision board still displaying a congratulatory message to the White Sox. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

At the end of the third quarter of this past Sunday’s 20-13 comeback win over Jacksonville, Dobbins trudged to the locker room with a hamstring injury. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2026

Millions of years after a massive Tyrannosaurus rex trudged through a prehistoric mudflat, paleontologists can finally follow in its footsteps. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

The Falcons trudged through another difficult afternoon offensively, but unlike Week 1, their defense fell short, too. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026

The Dodgers trudged toward October by clinching their 13th National League West title in 14 years on Thursday, their customary march mired in a quicksand of questions. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

The Carolina Panthers’ preseason trudged to an end against Houston on Friday night, in a game where neither team played their starters and at halftime the two teams had combined for three field goals and zero TDs. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026

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