Antonyms for staggered

Grammar : Verb

Spell : stag-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstæg ər

Definition of staggered

Origin : 1520s, altered from stakeren (c.1300), from Old Norse stakra or Old Danish stagra, both "to push, stagger." Cognate with Dutch staggelen "to stagger," German staggeln "to stammer." Transitive sense of "bewilder, amaze" first recorded 1550s; that of "arrange in a zig-zag pattern" is from 1856. Related: Staggered; staggering.

verb walk falteringly
verb astound, shock

Example sentences :

At the first step Mortimer staggered and swayed like a drunken man.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Mortimer staggered back a step and caught at the chair to steady himself.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

She staggered a little as she ran, leaping over the box borders.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

The black man was not very far from Tom when he staggered and fell.
Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle

“Yes,” she whispered, then raised her head, and staggered backward a little.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Mrs. Blair staggered to her feet, entangled by her skirt, and pitching like a ship at sea.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

He would have said it still, but for Arthur's manner: it was that which staggered him.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

But no one need be staggered by these questions unless he pleases.
Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka

They staggered and trembled in every shaking limb, heedless now of the Earthmen.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

The blood surged up to my head, and I staggered back and dropped into a chair.
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

Synonyms for staggered

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