Synonyms for stagger
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : stag-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstæg ər |
Top 10 synonyms for stagger Other synonyms for the word stagger
- alternate
- boggle
- bowl over
- confound
- consternate
- dither
- flabbergast
- floor
- give a shock
- halt
- hesitate
- nonplus
- overlap
- overpower
- perplex
- pitch
- reel
- shake
- shatter
- stammer
- startle
- step
- strike dumb
- stump
- stun
- stupefy
- surprise
- sway
- swing
- take aback
- take breath away
- teeter
- throw off balance
- titubate
- topple
- totter
- vacillate
- waver
- wheel
- whiffle
- wobble
- zigzag
Définition of stagger
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
- Mr Vladimir did not stumble, did not stagger back, did not change his stride.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- She saw De Launay stagger again and felt that she was about to faint.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- Later, she used to stagger from one hammock to another and swing them.
- Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
- Twice they were driven to their knees, only to stagger on as the convulsions lessened.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
- She thumps and lurches, and they stagger together, feeling sick.
- Extract from : « Within the Tides » by Joseph Conrad
- A push made him stagger against the mizzen-mast, and he caught hold of a rope.
- Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
- It set me back a whole lot, but I wanted to stagger dad—and I did.
- Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
- Grace nodded, although the amount was sufficiently large to stagger her.
- Extract from : « The Ivory Snuff Box » by Arnold Fredericks
- For a few moments this seemed to stagger the group that had gathered about him.
- Extract from : « Rival Pitchers of Oakdale » by Morgan Scott
- He knew his only plan was to keep moving, to stumble, stagger on.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
Antonyms for stagger
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