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tripping

[trip-ing] / ˈtrɪp ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
stoned
Synonyms
STRONGEST
intoxicated ripped tipsy wasted
STRONG
baked bombed buzzed doped drugged drunk flying fried inebriated loaded plastered sloshed smashed stewed tanked totaled
WEAK
boozed up feeling no pain on a trip spaced out strung-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
sober
STRONG
straight
ADJECTIVE
wasted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ripped stoned tipsy
STRONG
baked bombed buzzed doped drugged drunk flying fried inebriated intoxicated loaded plastered sloshed smashed stewed tanked totaled
WEAK
boozed up feeling no pain on a trip spaced out strung-out
Antonyms
STRONG
sober straight

Example Sentences

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These are the spending traps tripping up the richest generation.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

A model tripping or garments ripping in front of the cameras.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Tonally limber, this crowd-pleaser is made of slow-motion sequins and plenty of scenes of the increasingly off-balance Kikuchi tripping over her metaphorical feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

The failures included electronics and software faults, circuit breakers tripping repeatedly, damage to wiring, short circuits, loss of electrical current, and overheating of power system components.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Thorn posed dramatically as she walked, and Valley covered her face, nearly tripping on a tree root.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.