Synonyms for lurch

Most common

stagger · careen · swag · keel · shift · pitch

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

steady, stabilize, straighten

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.

2. v. 2

   To evade by stooping; to lurk; lie in wait; go about in a sneaking way.

3. n. 1

   A sudden or unsteady movement.

   the lurch of a ship, or of a drunkard

Forms

Plural

lurches → stumbles, lunges, pitchings…

Past participle

lurched
e.g. lurched → staggered, careened, swagged, keeled…

Example sentences

• keel I’m afraid she’ll keel over before she succeeds.
• stagger The company is attempting to stagger work hours.
• sway From the time he got up, his beliefs began to sway.
• jolt Suddenly I felt something like a jolt.
• prowl Go, but a hungry wolf might prowl around there.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

roll¹, jerk¹, reel¹, sway¹, swag, keel¹, jolt¹

5 letters

shift¹, pitch¹, dodge¹, skunk¹, lunge¹, prowl¹

6 letters

careen²

7 letters

stumble², stagger²

8 letters

pitching²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (careen² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

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