stumped

verb

Definition of stumpednext
past tense of stump
1
as in shuffled
to move heavily or clumsily the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in challenged
to invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat when my grandfather was a kid, he and his friends would stump one another to dive into the local swimming hole

Synonyms & Similar Words

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumped
  1. shuffled
  2. challenged
  3. dared
Verb
  • John then shuffled through the expansion era and modern baseball ballots twice apiece, getting spurned by the voting committees.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Forensic accountants testified that Marilyn was the one who gave Nick the money, who then shuffled it around to various bank accounts, before wiring it back to Marilyn.
    Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of shuffled
Verb
  • By Tuesday afternoon, the wildfire had burned more than 2,800 acres, and officials said that gusts as strong as 60 miles per hour had challenged the more than 700 firefighters responding to the scene.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • These developments suggest that while NVIDIA has been instrumental in advancing AI hardware, its position is increasingly challenged by both regulatory pressures and emerging competitors.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of challenged
Verb
  • The brutal crackdown extinguished the rebellion and also served as a warning to anyone else who dared challenge his authority.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Four years ago, roughly 20 freshmen on an overmatched varsity team promised to be different and dared to dream of winning a state championship.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of dared
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near stumped

stump

stumped

stumper

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Stumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumped. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on stumped

Nglish: Translation of stumped for Spanish Speakers

Britannica English: Translation of stumped for Arabic Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

Point of View: It's Personal

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Words You Always Have to Look Up
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

8 Words with Fascinating Histories

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
naughty or nice
Are you naughty or nice? Quiz He's making a quiz, and checking it twice...