Synonyms for stagger
ˈstæg ərstag·ger

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1. lurch, stumble, staggerverb

   an unsteady uneven gait

   Synonyms:
   misstep, lurch, stumble, lunge, pitch, trip-up, trip, pitching

2. stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careenverb

   walk as if unable to control one's movements

   "The drunken man staggered into the room"

   Synonyms:
   pitch, spin around, keel, careen, gyrate, spin, droop, swag, tilt, shift, skunk, wobble, whirl, distribute, lurch, flag, prowl, sag, flounder, reel

3. stagger, flounderverb

   walk with great difficulty

   "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

   Synonyms:
   distribute, reel, lurch, flounder, swag, careen, keel

4. stagger, distributeverb

   to arrange in a systematic order

   "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"

   Synonyms:
   circularize, circularise, pass around, keel, parcel out, careen, spread, swag, diffuse, lot, broadcast, disseminate, mete out, administer, dispense, dole out, distribute, pass out, pass on, give out, lurch, propagate, allot, disperse, dish out, circulate, flounder, deal out, reel, hand out, shell out, deal

5. staggerverb

   astound or overwhelm, as with shock

   "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake"

   Synonyms:
   flounder, keel, reel, distribute, lurch, careen, swag

Matched Categories

1. • Arrange
   • Overwhelm

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1. walking not steadily

   walking in a unsteady way.

   Submitted by Maribelvlz1015 on October 11, 2022  

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1. staggerverb

   Synonyms:
   reel, totter, vacillate

2. staggerverb

   Synonyms:
   shock, astonish, astound, amaze, confound, dumfounder, pose, surprise, nonplus, strike with wonder, take by surprise

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1. staggerverb

   Synonyms:
   reel, totter, sway, shock, astound, dumfound

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How to say stagger in sign language?

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How to use stagger in a sentence?

1. Saju Mathew:

   How are they going to make sure that people work out where they're six feet apart from each other at all times? Are they going to only let people stagger in? I just have a lot of health and safety concerns. And then locker rooms could be even a bigger issue.

2. Vern Roberts:

   I tried to get away, i tried to ‘stop, drop and roll,’ did all kinds of ‘protect me things,’ but it kept overwhelming and basically knocking me down. I would stagger and fall and flop around, all sorts of things.

3. Nick Clegg:

   If they try to stagger through with a messy and unstable minority government instead of putting the country first then they will risk all the hard work and sacrifices people have made over the last five years, the last thing Britain needs is a second election before Christmas. But that is exactly what will happen if (Labour leader) Ed Miliband and David Cameron put their own political interest ahead of the national interest.

4. Matthew Litfin:

   These companies are going to stagger the investments that they are making into their restaurants over a number of years.

5. Diane Swint:

   Companies can stagger lunch times in a socially distant way. You can set up two or three lunch hours.