Bumping Synonyms and Antonyms

Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. demoting
  2. busting
  3. reducing
  4. downgrading
  5. relegating
  6. breaking
  7. degrading
Knock against with force or violence
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bouncing
  2. knocking
  3. jouncing
  4. chucking
  5. ousting
  6. expelling
  7. jolting
  8. evicting
  9. ejecting
  10. dismissing
To proceed with sudden, abrupt movements
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. jolting
  2. jerking

Words Related to Bumping

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Bumping Sentence Examples

  • She sat up quickly, bumping her head on the wagon.

  • He stayed with them and was shocked when the car left the road, bumping into a secluded copse, frightening the girl.

  • She dozed and awoke to the sound of something bumping her door.

  • While sleep was only partially suspended and Dean's fantasy returned, morning brought the news that the noise had been real—Pumpkin Green had left in the night, bumping his shopping cart down the stairs to a clandestine exit.

  • Arrange the furniture in baby's room so that there won't be any middle-of-the-night accidents due to tripping over ottomans or bumping into changing tables.

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