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
• stomped
• stumbled
• barged
• weaved
• lurched
• shambled
• tramped
• hauled
• dragged
• stamped
• plodded
• sloughed
• floundered
• clumped
• pounded
• scuffled
• slogged
• lumped
• scuffed
• lumbered
• stumped
• staggered
• galumphed
• tromped
• flogged
• flopped
• swayed
• waddled
• tottered
• blundered
• reeled
• careened
• teetered
• wobbled
• wabbled
• doddered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slid
• glided
• whisked
• drifted
• hung
• waltzed
• floated
• coasted
• hovered
• breezed
• hanged
• 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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of trudged

Expressionless, Watkins trudged off at full time. —Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025

Kohli trudged off the SCG once again looking defeated, a diminished figure that looked jarring for one of cricket's most intimidating players. —Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025

Messi, meanwhile, trudged back to the center circle with his head down. —Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024

Snow flurries filled the air as the two women trudged up the steps to the Oak Park home of Bob and Jennifer Quinlan, who stood by their Christmas tree to fill out and sign affidavits. —Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024