TRIPPED Synonyms: 198 Similar and Opposite Words

tripped

verb

past tense of trip

as in trotted

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 fell

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 hopped

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

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as in traveled

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 stumbled

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 tripped As the trio grew up on Nebraska high school fields, the Huskers tripped and slipped to a 7-17 record during their senior seasons. — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 During competition, a number of humanoid robots have tripped, collapsed, burst into flames or slammed into safety barriers and then been stretchered off the track. — Anna Coren, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 After defender Bianca St-Georges tripped Maycee Bell, Sanchez converted in the 107th. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 His starting wide receivers both blew their knees out before week five and his starting quarterback tripped on his kid's skateboard and dislocated his elbow. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 An alarm was tripped at a parking lot about 13 miles away in Wayland early Wednesday. — David K. Li, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026 Others tripped over the hurdles on the track, knocking over almost every one. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 Then Brown tripped, which nearly led to an interception, before Maye closed out the initial 11-on-11s on a high note. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026 The drama didn’t end there; while exiting the ride with the fox, one of the employees tripped but quickly regained her balance and the fox. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

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The next day, Magglio Ordóñez trotted right by him on his way around the bases after his pennant-clinching home run.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The big buck had trotted by Van Lith’s stand only 12 yards away as the hunter was climbing down.

— Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of trotted

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Rincker, a German immigrant, was known for casting the bell that hung from the first Cook County Courthouse, which was felled by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of fell

Verb

Trump, who had a close relationship with Lindsey Graham, traveled to South Carolina to campaign with Graham last week and held a tele-rally for her on Monday.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
By the time the smoke has traveled across several states, the smoky smell is completely gone.

— Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of traveled

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But most of the attempts to scale sodium-ion cells stumbled over short lifespans and poor heat tolerance.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
In her attempt to get away, the woman stumbled and injured her leg, screaming for help the whole time, police said.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of stumbled

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Myles Straw, running out to left as Varland jogged in from the bullpen, began yelling at his closer and throwing his arm in the air.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Back up in his own end zone, Robinson blew past outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari, made the snag from Tagovailoa and jogged the rest of the way to the goal line.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of jogged

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Planned production was delayed by more than two years, while initial operational capability has slipped by roughly three and a half years to the third quarter of fiscal year 2030.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Finally, Brent Brennan’s first year at Arizona in 2024 went so badly (the Wildcats slipped from 10-3 to 4-8) there were rumors he might get fired before Year 2.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of slipped

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Ollie Robinson dismissed Azan Awais and Abdullah Shafique and Jofra Archer bounced out captain Babar Azam in the first eight overs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
The Rays tied the score when Jonny DeLuca bounced a ball that shortstop Xander Bogaerts couldn’t handle, setting up Mateo’s heroics.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2026