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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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"We have information indicating that he apparently tripped while crossing a wooden bridge and he likely tried to hold onto the wooden railing," Velasquez said, according to Peruvian news outlet Andina.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Rojas tripped getting out of the batter’s box in the second inning, slid hard into home plate in the fifth inning, and was hit as he took a throw at second in the sixth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

The statute does not discriminate between state and federal officers, an issue that has tripped up other states trying to rein in immigration agents.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

The reason the “madman theory” worked for Richard Nixon, if it did, was that world leaders knew he wasn’t crazy but might be tripped into extreme behavior by an adversary’s intransigence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Danny nearly tripped over his own feet as he stopped and pointed.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova