Synonyms for trip
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A stumble or misstep. An error; a failure; a mistake.
- v. 1
To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot
Be careful not to trip on those tree roots. You tripped over the cat and fell downstairs just last week.
- v. 2
To cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble by knocking their feet from under them.
A pedestrian was able to trip the burglar as he was running away.
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A trip is a short and direct journey.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- skip My physics teacher doesn't care if I skip classes.
By length
- 3 letters
- run1, hop1, err1
- 4 letters
- miss1, fall1, tour1, slip1, skip1, sith, flub
- 5 letters
- drive1, fault1, error2, bound1, spark1, lapse1, tweak1, fluff1, boner2, jaunt1, schiz
- 6 letters
- travel2, voyage2, offend2, stroll1
- 7 letters
- mistake2, failure2, journey2, founder2, trigger2, stumble2, blunder2, blooper2, tripper2, actuate3
- 8 letters
- activate3
- 9 letters
- oversight3, excursion3
- 12 letters
- indiscretion4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- croc-en-jambe