English Synonym Finder

stagger

Definitions

To walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

To arrange things in a series of alternating or overlapping positions or times.

To astonish or deeply shock someone.

Examples

The wounded soldier began to stagger toward the safety of the trees.

The sheer scale of the project was enough to stagger the imagination of even the most experienced engineers.

Synonyms

totter reel lurch waver teeter sway wobble

Antonyms

steady stabilize stand balance settle fix remain