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Synonyms for bumpy
ˈbʌm pibumpy

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  1. rough, rocky, bumpy, jolty, jolting, jumpyadjective

    causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

    "a rough ride"

    Synonyms:
    approximative, rough, highly strung, pugnacious, jolting, bouldered, approximate, gravelly, rocky, bouldery, edgy, uptight, fierce, harsh, overstrung, high-strung, restive, nervy, scratchy, stony, crude, jumpy, boisterous, grating, jolty, raspy, unsmooth, jittery, uncut, rasping

    Antonyms:
    smooth

  2. bumpyadjective

    covered with or full of bumps

    "a bumpy country road"

    Synonyms:
    rough, rocky, jumpy, jolting, jolty

    Antonyms:
    smooth

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "bumpy":

    rugged, shaky

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#5995rocky
#8049approximate
#9920crude
#11437harsh
#11710uncut
#12142rugged
#15142fierce
#18042stony
#28023grating
#30673shaky
#32636bumpy
#35563edgy
#53996uptight
#59577scratchy
#60245boisterous
#68434gravelly
#72642jittery
#74028jumpy
#96709raspy
#101493restive
#133494pugnacious
#139637jolting
#147394rasping
#181393nervy
#241914approximative

How to use bumpy in a sentence?

  1. Zhou Hao:

    All in all, we believe that China will experience a 'bumpy landing' in the coming year.

  2. Philippe Lazzarini:

    It is a bumpy road but the trajectory is certainly in the right direction.

  3. Elizabeth Warren:

    I think it's great that we have a lot of new voices in the Democratic Party. They bring new energy, and they bring an excitement to people who feel like they've been sidelined forever, so I'm just glad to see a lot of folks in it. I know it gets bumpy. But I'm glad to see people fighting.

  4. Mohamed El-Erian:

    Think of a car traveling on a bumpy road with no spare tires. You really don't want to have another blown tire.

  5. Tai Hui:

    We are shaping up for a bumpy ride in the summer as the Greek crisis means a risk-on, risk-off approach is seen in the markets, investors are likely going to move toward a more conservative positioning in their portfolios.


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