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 The truest sign that Joseph had tripped the Rams up with Hufanga’s blitz came by looking at Rams right guard Kevin Dotson. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Since then, price has completely round-tripped the move, giving back the entire post-earnings gap and settling back into the mid-$250s. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026 Thomas Maulson alleged a deputy tripped him while handcuffed, causing injuries that required 13 stitches. — Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026 An older man to my right tripped and took a face-first dive across the pavement, glasses flying off his face. — Timothy Townsend, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Mizzou tripped Kansas 42-31 last season in Columbia, went 4-1 against the Jayhawks uninterrupted from 2007-11 at Arrowhead Stadium and also conquered KU 42-17 in 2006 at Memorial Stadium in Columbia. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026 Waukee experienced an additional outage for 1,700 customers on Wednesday after a circuit was tripped offline, according to MidAmerican. — Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 9 Sep. 2026 When the horse tripped, the animal fell and rolled over on top of her, according to the outlets. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 The fourth hour began haphazardly as the Today With Jenna & Sheinelle camera operator tripped over a chair during their intro segment. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026

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Just after the sun melted into the sea a deer trotted by, followed by its more nervous baby.

— David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
In the 10th, automatic runner Joey Ortiz advanced on a bunt and trotted home when Frelick bounced a single to right field off Grant Wolfram (6-4).

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of trotted

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Mayor Brandon Johnson hopped on a bike on Wednesday morning to help Chicago Public Schools students celebrate National Walk & Roll Day, a day meant to get students, parents, and teachers moving.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
So Straker hopped on a Blade and helicoptered out East to schmooze at Sant Ambroeus.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of hopped

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Dwarf made a pilot short in 2023 at its own risk, partly through crowdfunding, and the pilot traveled far enough to bring Reeves aboard.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The initial investigation suggests the stabbing likely took place at another location and that Duncan traveled to the home where he was found.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of traveled

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As part of Gilroy’s clever structure, Alex’s memories get jogged during different performing sessions, with different pieces of music, so that each flashback gets its own emotional register.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
After a fourth-and-1 stop by the defense, quarterback Bryce Young and the Panthers offense jogged back onto the field with one minute left in the contest on their own 17 yard-line.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of jogged

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His penchant for the audacious was on display in 2024 when Puigdemont suddenly appeared in Barcelona, gave a public speech and slipped through the police’s grip.

— Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
The father lifted the child to check out the hotel's waterpark visible from a window when the boy somehow slipped and tumbled 12 meters (about 40 feet), falling to his death.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of slipped

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Denny Hamlin served a safety violation after a tire bounced out of his team’s pit box, sending him to the back of the field temporarily.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026
The 49ers gave up a kickoff return for a touchdown, and then mistake after mistake bounced them from the playoffs.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026