Synonyms for lunge

Most common

thrust · hurl

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Verb

Noun

Antonyms

re-treat

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To (cause to) make a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging).

   I lunged at the police officer and made a grab for her gun.

2. n. 1

   A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.

Related words

Other spellings

longe

Forms

Plural

lunges → lurches, passados…

Past participle

lunged
e.g. lunged → thrusted, passed, dashed, hurled…

Example sentences

• thrust Sami has been thrust into a role he never imagined.
• hurl I hoped you could hurl some lumens into the gloom.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

hit¹

4 letters

pass¹, dash¹, hurl¹

5 letters

lurch¹

6 letters

thrust¹, hurtle²

7 letters

passado

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hurtle² = 2 syllables).