Synonyms for schlep

Most common

carry · drag · trek · traipse

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To carry, drag, or lug.

   I'm exhausted after schlepping those packages around all day.

2. n. 1

   A long or burdensome journey.

   Sure you can go across town to get that, but it'd be a schlep.

Related words

Word family

schlepper

Other spellings

schlepp shlep shlepp

Forms

Plural

schleps → raddles, schleppers…

Past participle

schlepped
e.g. schlepped → carried, traipsed, trekked, dragged…

Example sentences

• carry Kyoko had the kindness to carry my baggage for me.
• drag The Fates lead the willing, and drag the unwilling.
• trek Our universe is the Mirror Universe from Star Trek.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

drag¹, trek¹

5 letters

carry²

6 letters

raddle

7 letters

traipse¹, schlump

9 letters

schlepper

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (carry² = 2 syllables).