Lumber and Zip

Opposite meaning words

Lumber verb - To proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually.

Usage example: the novel's plot lumbers to its predictable conclusion after 500 long pages

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Zip is an antonym for lumber.

Nearby Words: lumbering, lumbered, lumberyard

Zip verb - To proceed or move quickly.

Usage example: knowing that she was already late, she went zipping off to meet her next client

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Lumber is an antonym for zip.

Nearby Words: zipped, zipper, zipping

extra lumber

extra zip

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Zip and Lumber. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lumber/zip

Lumber & Zip. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lumber/zip>.

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