Synonyms of lumbering

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adjective

1

as in shambling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shambling
• wobbly
• lubberly
• shuffling
• lumpish
• galumphing
• wabbly
• unsteady
• ungainly
• gawky
• larruping
• uncoordinated
• klutzy
• clumsy
• graceless
• awkward
• gawkish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• graceful
• coordinated
• nimble
• lithe
• light
• lissom
• lissome
• light-foot
• light-footed
• sure-footed

2

as in plodding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plodding
• cumbersome
• pokey
• poky
• vapid
• ordinary
• tepid
• unsurprising
• unexceptional
• commonplace
• palling
• spiritless
• common
• prosaic
• ponderous
• soggy
• tiresome
• slow
• old
• pedestrian
• leaden
• prosy
• wearisome
• tedious
• boring
• drab
• aseptic
• monotonous
• stodgy
• uninteresting
• dullish
• stale
• weary
• tiring
• barren
• grey
• arid
• dry
• tame
• dusty
• wearying
• humdrum
• unimaginative
• gray
• numbing
• monochromatic
• pallid
• stuffy
• stupid
• inanimate
• colorless
• earthbound
• dreary
• pedantic
• blah
• sterile
• uninspiring
• unrewarding
• heavy
• mind-numbing
• unspectacular
• drudging
• unexciting
• longsome
• jejune
• uneventful
• jading
• flat
• blank
• dull
• undramatic
• ho-hum
• pleasureless
• unsensational
• suspenseless
• unnewsworthy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• surprising
• wondrous
• astonishing
• moving
• spectacular
• wonderful
• marvellous
• electrifying
• exciting
• sensational
• rousing
• amazing
• astounding
• stirring
• stimulating
• entertaining
• amusing
• inspiring
• marvelous
• animating
• thrilling
• exhilarating
• awesome
• breathtaking
• charming
• energizing
• fabulous
• attractive
• attracting
• entrancing
• touching
• enchanting
• fascinating
• poignant
• galvanizing
• alluring
• rip-roaring
• involving
• diverting
• enthralling
• enlivening
• invigorating
• beguiling
• bewitching
• hair-raising
• interesting
• eye-opening
• engaging
• suspenseful
• captivating
• provocative
• absorbing
• tantalizing
• engrossing
• gripping
• spellbinding
• arresting
• intriguing
• riveting
• mesmerizing

lumbering

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verb

present participle of lumber

1

as in shuffling

to move heavily or clumsily

the elephant lumbered through the jungle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffling
• stomping
• stumbling
• barging
• shambling
• hauling
• lurching
• weaving
• trudging
• floundering
• plodding
• sloughing
• stamping
• dragging
• tramping
• pounding
• galumphing
• lumping
• scuffling
• stumping
• clumping
• slogging
• staggering
• scuffing
• swaying
• flogging
• waddling
• flopping
• tromping
• blundering
• reeling
• tottering
• careening
• teetering
• doddering
• wabbling
• wobbling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sliding
• gliding
• coasting
• floating
• whisking
• waltzing
• hovering
• drifting
• hanging
• breezing
• wafting
• poising

2

as in stumbling

to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually

the novel's plot lumbers to its predictable conclusion after 500 long pages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumbling
• struggling
• blundering
• shuffling
• trudging
• floundering
• plodding
• limping
• bumbling
• lurching
• fumbling
• shambling
• jogging
• swaying
• reeling
• flogging
• faltering
• staggering
• tottering
• wallowing
• weltering
• teetering
• muddling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flying
• gliding
• sailing
• coasting
• zooming
• zipping
• kilting

3

as in rumbling

to make a low heavy rolling sound

the horse-drawn wagon lumbered along the trail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rumbling
• growling
• rolling
• grumbling
• drumming
• thundering
• booming
• bellowing

4

as in loading

to place a weight or burden on

preparations that will lumber the expedition with unnecessary equipment and supplies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loading
• burdening
• filling
• saddling
• freighting
• packing
• encumbering
• weighting
• weighing
• lading
• ladening
• stacking
• piling
• clogging
• taxing
• cluttering
• hampering
• heaping
• overloading
• overtaxing
• afflicting
• overburdening
• pressing
• handicapping
• straining
• oppressing
• mounding
• surcharging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unloading
• discharging
• relieving
• unlading
• disencumbering
• alleviating
• unburdening
• lightening
• easing
• disburdening