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Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb stagger

4 senses of stagger

Sense 1
stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen -- (walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room")
       => walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")

Sense 2
stagger, flounder -- (walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow")
       => walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")

Sense 3
stagger, distribute -- (to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall")
       => arrange, set up -- (put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order")

Sense 4
stagger -- (astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake")
       => overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake -- (overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli)

Antonyms of adj staggering

1 sense of staggering

Sense 1
astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying -- (so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying")

INDIRECT (VIA impressive) -> unimpressive -- (not capable of impressing)

Similarity of adj staggering

1 sense of staggering

Sense 1
astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying -- (so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying")
       => impressive (vs. unimpressive) -- (making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony")


thesaurus -Overview of thesaurus verb -Hypernyms -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Derived Forms -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -Verb Frames -Coordinate Terms (sisters) -Synonyms (grouped by similarity of meaning) -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses adj -Antonyms -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses	Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb stagger 4 senses of stagger Sense 1 stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen -- (walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room") => walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet") Sense 2 stagger, flounder -- (walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow") => walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet") Sense 3 stagger, distribute -- (to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall") => arrange, set up -- (put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order") Sense 4 stagger -- (astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake") => overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake -- (overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli) Antonyms of adj staggering 1 sense of staggering Sense 1 astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying -- (so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying") INDIRECT (VIA impressive) -> unimpressive -- (not capable of impressing) Similarity of adj staggering 1 sense of staggering Sense 1 astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying -- (so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying") => impressive (vs. unimpressive) -- (making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony")
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