Showing Results for "staggered"

staggered

[stag-erd] / ˈstæg ərd /

ADJECTIVE

angular

Synonyms

STRONGEST

jagged

WEAK

V-shaped Y-shaped akimbo crooked crotched divaricate forked oblique sharp-cornered skewed zigzag

Antonyms

WEAK

straight

ADJECTIVE

bewildered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

astonished awed baffled befuddled dazed mystified perplexed puzzled rattled shocked startled stunned surprised

STRONG

addled appalled astounded dazzled disconcerted dizzy dumbfounded flabbergasted floored flustered lost misled muddled reeling stumped stupefied thrown

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agape aghast agog awe-struck bowled over dumbstruck flipped-out giddy in a dither punchy shook-up speechless taken aback thunderstruck uncertain unglued

Antonyms

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aware

STRONG

clear

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oriented understanding

ADJECTIVE

bowled over

Synonyms

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amazed astonished dumbfounded dumbstruck flabbergasted floored knocked for a loop shocked thunderstruck

ADJECTIVE

dizzy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dazed distracted dumb giddy groggy shaky wobbly woozy

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addled befuddled bemused bewildered blind blinded dazzled disturbed dumbfounded faint light muddled puzzled reeling staggering swimming upset whirling

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gaga hazy off balance out of control punch-drunk punchy slap-happy tipsy unsteady vertiginous weak in the knees weak-kneed

Antonyms

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steady

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clear

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clear-headed unconfused

ADJECTIVE

dumbfounded

Synonyms

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amazed astonished bamboozled beat bewildered buffaloed confounded dismayed flabbergasted floored knocked licked nonplused overcome overwhelmed puzzled shocked startled stuck stumped stunned surprised thrown

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agape aghast blown-away bowled over breathless dumb speechless taken aback thunderstruck

Antonyms

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aware

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expectant unsurprised

ADJECTIVE

punch-drunk

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agog baffled befuddled confused dazzled dizzy dumbfounded dumbstruck flustered lost muddled perplexed punchy puzzled rattled slap-happy

ADJECTIVE

reeling

Synonyms

STRONG

addled befuddled bemused bewildered blind blinded dazed dazzled distracted disturbed dumbfounded faint light muddled puzzled staggering swimming upset whirling

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dumb gaga giddy groggy hazy lightheaded off balance out of control punch-drunk punchy shaky slap-happy tipsy unsteady vertiginous weak in the knees weak-kneed wobbly woozy

Antonyms

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aware clear heavy understanding

ADJECTIVE

slaphappy

Synonyms

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befuddled bewildered dazzled gaga giddy groggy hazy punch-drunk punchy puzzled senile silly staggering tipsy unsteady weak in the knees weak-kneed wobbly woozy

ADJECTIVE

thunderstruck

Synonyms

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agape aghast astounded awestruck bowled over confounded dazed dismayed dumbfounded flabbergasted floored overwhelmed petrified shocked startled stunned

ADJECTIVE

woozy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

befuddled bewildered dazed giddy groggy puzzled queasy shaky tipsy unsteady wobbly

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bemused confused dazzled dumbfounded faint gaga hazy light-headed muddled off balance punch-drunk punchy reeling seeing stars slap-happy staggering weak in the knees weak-kneed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certain clear cognizant sober stable steady sure unshaky

Example Sentences

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"Staggered" and "poisonous" are two other words I've scribbled into my notebook from senior Tories.

From BBC • May 8, 2024

Staggered entries of droning pitches steadily created complexly sour motifs that tended to plunge downward.

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

Staggered municipal and council elections had been scheduled for May but funding has not yet been secured by the state, according to caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi.

From Reuters • Apr. 18, 2023

Staggered by these and other blows, the world’s economy appears to be spiraling into yet another recession.

From Scientific American • Dec. 19, 2022

Staggered, he stepped backward, his head turning this way and that as he searched for his foe.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

staggered

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