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Synonyms for stagger

verb

See stagger in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


verb
  1. To walk unsteadily:

    falter, lurch, reel, stumble, teeter, totter, weave, wobble. See move
  2. To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner:

    blunder, bumble1, bungle, flounder, fudge, fumble, limp, muddle, shuffle, stumble. See thrive
  3. To be irresolute in acting or doing:

    dither, falter, halt2, hesitate, pause, shilly-shally, vacillate, waver, wobble. See decide
  4. To overwhelm with surprise, wonder, or bewilderment:

    boggle, bowl over, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor. See excite, surprise

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