TRIPPED Synonyms: 198 Similar and Opposite Words

tripped

verb

Definition of tripped next

past tense of trip

as in trotted

to go at a pace faster than a walk went tripping up the steps of city hall in their eagerness to get married

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as in fell

to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily tripped over a chair and landed on her face

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as in hopped

to move with a light springing step dancers tripping lightly across the stage

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as in traveled

to take a trip especially of some distance while he was growing up, the family tripped to New England every summer

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as in stumbled

to make a mistake the press has had it in for the new governor, and they are just waiting for her to trip

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Recent Examples of tripped It’s been all Atleti, but now Arsenal has been awarded a penalty after Eberechi Eze is tripped. —

Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 Space heaters provided heat, but the sloths were kept in the cold for at least one night after a fuse tripped. —

Ryan Brennan april 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026 The facility purchased space heaters but the heaters tripped a fuse and shut down, leaving the sloths alone without heat for at least one night. —

CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 This tripped a fuse, meaning there was no heat in the building the night the sloths died. —

Francie Ebert, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026 Minnesota was the aggressor in overtime, controlling the play for long stretches, and getting an extra session power play when Quinn Hughes was tripped while cutting to the net. —

Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026 At some point, the fuse tripped, leaving the sloths with no heat for at least one night, according to the report. —

Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026 The skull fracture was likely caused when Martinez tripped while holding Heather a couple weeks before her death, the attorneys found. —

Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026 Ball tripped Adebayo, with Ball swiping and making contact with Adebayo’s lower leg. —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026

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When Smith’s throw in the dirt squirted away from shortstop Miguel Rojas, the winning run trotted in from third base.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
The gray wolf howled, trotted back and forth, and gradually worked closer and closer to the nervous but fascinated caribou.

— Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026