tripped

VERB

fall, err

Synonyms

STRONGEST

skip slide slip slip on stumble topple tumble

STRONG

buck canter confuse disconcert founder frolic hop lapse lope lurch miscalculate misstep pitch play plunge sprawl spring unsettle

WEAK

fall over go headlong go wrong lose balance lose footing make a faux pas slip up throw off

Antonyms

STRONG

order succeed

WEAK

correct fix

Example Sentences

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“That’s where people can get really tripped up because they’re going to say, ‘Well, I didn’t sell it,’” said Daniele Griffith, director of tax operations at April, a tax platform for wealth-management firms and banks.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

Open since 2017 at Erin Hills — until getting tripped up at the end.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

One time I tripped in the schoolyard and hit the back of my head.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

But the company stumbled last year, tripped up by rising medical costs and changes to how the government reimburses private insurers.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

I tripped up the two steps in a daze, my heart beating so hard I could feel it in my ears.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry