FLOUNDERING Synonyms
4 hypernyms for floundering. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for FLOUNDERING
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| bewilderment | noun n | |||||
noun • confusion resulting from failure to understand | ||||||
| bungling | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing lack of skill or aptitude • lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands | ||||||
| confusion | noun n | |||||
noun • disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably • a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior • a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused • an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended • a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another | ||||||
| faltering | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • the act of pausing uncertainly adjective satellite • unsteady in speech or action | ||||||
| fumbling | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing lack of skill or aptitude | ||||||
| hesitation | noun n | |||||
noun • indecision in speech or action • a certain degree of unwillingness • the act of pausing uncertainly | ||||||
| indecision | noun n | |||||
noun • doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action • the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose | ||||||
| sputtering | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively | ||||||
| struggling | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity | ||||||
| blundering | adjective adj | |||||
noun • an embarrassing mistake verb • commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake • make one's way clumsily or blindly • utter impulsively | ||||||
| muddling | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • a confused multitude of things • informal terms for a difficult situation verb • make into a puddle • mix up or confuse | ||||||
| stumbling | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • an unsteady uneven gait • an unintentional but embarrassing blunder verb • walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly • miss a step and fall or nearly fall • encounter by chance • make an error | ||||||
| stagger | verb v | |||||
noun • an unsteady uneven gait verb • walk as if unable to control one's movements • walk with great difficulty • to arrange in a systematic order • astound or overwhelm, as with shock | ||||||