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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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None of that would have happened if the U.S. had stumbled across that big stage, though.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

After Rozicki stumbled back to the corner, his team threw in the towel and Billam-Smith climbed on the ropes to celebrate.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

He remained frozen in the ice until two German hikers stumbled across his mummified remains in 1991 in the northern Italian region of South Tyrol.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The irony of the Daily Wire’s historical excursion is that Walsh has stumbled into an approximation of the very historical critique that critical race theorists have advanced for decades.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

I stumbled against the potato plants, dry now, stiff, crumbling underneath me.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff