stumbled

VERB

slip, stagger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bumble careen fall fall down falter flounder hesitate limp lumber lurch shuffle swing waver wobble

STRONG

blunder err muddle pitch reel stammer tilt topple totter trip wallow

WEAK

lose balance

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue

STRONG

correct fix straighten

WEAK

lose overlook

VERB

happen upon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bump tumble

STRONG

chance discover encounter find hit light luck meet

WEAK

blunder upon chance upon come across come up against fall upon light upon run across stub toe on turn up

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid fail lose miss pass by

WEAK

overlook

Example Sentences

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stumbled

I love a Snickers bar, so when I stumbled upon TikTok recipes for a five-ingredient date “Snickers,” I knew I had to try it.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Chriss stumbled out of the gate, overpromising to “shock the world” with a suite of product announcements that failed to inspire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

But EchoStar’s stock has stumbled recently, dropping 20% since June 12, when SpaceX went public.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

Historian Mike Clubb and his three young sons stumbled upon the tunnels when blackberry picking in the early 1980s.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

I stumbled backward, retreating behind the cover of a bookcase.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows