stumping

ADJECTIVE

enigmatic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambiguous cryptic obscure

WEAK

Delphian dark doubtful enigmatical equivocal incomprehensible indecipherable inexplicable inscrutable occult oracular perplexing puzzling recondite secret sphinxlike stickling teasing uncertain unfathomable unintelligible

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear explicit obvious

WEAK

known plain

ADJECTIVE

enigmatic/enigmatical

Synonyms

WEAK

Delphian ambiguous cryptic dark doubtful equivocal incomprehensible indecipherable inexplicable inscrutable obscure occult oracular perplexing puzzling recondite secret sibylline sphinxlike stickling teasing uncertain unfathomable unintelligible

Antonyms

WEAK

clear obvious unmysterious

NOUN

whistle-stop tour

Synonyms

WEAK

campaign trail campaigning candidature canvassing door-to-door politicking stump stump excursion stumping tour

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Stumping for his friend at the RNC in 2016, he praised him in a short but fiery speech as "a hard worker" with "great business instincts".

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

Stumping for Oz in the small town of Latrobe, about 35 miles east of Pittsburgh, Trump stuck to general talking points.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Stumping on Queen Anne, Pugel described homeless people as “have nots, can nots and will nots” who need housing, treatment or police intervention.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2019

Stumping for Hillary Clinton in 2016, Obama frequently criticized Trump without deigning to utter his name.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 7, 2018

Stumping with fresh vigour, he goes in at the dark greasy entry, pushes a little greasy dark reluctant side-door, and follows the door into the little dark greasy shop.

From Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles

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