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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“I just stuck with it. Stumbled upon it. And kept going. I’m good at that.”

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2019

Stumbled across this article while greedily enjoying a double Whopper in a vacant Burger King "dining room."

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2017

Stumbled over her own feet and then achingly clambered back up.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

Stumbled against the root of a tree and fell, and that thing he was carrying must have gone off right under his chest, I expect.”

From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Conrad, Joseph

Stumbled upon in the dark we must have looked pretty wild.

From Dwellers in the Hills by Post, Melville Davisson