CRUMBLED Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of crumbled

as in disintegrated

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verb

past tense of crumble

as in deteriorated

to become worse or of less value the stock of the energy company crumbled after the revelations of fraud and mismanagement

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Recent Examples of crumbled

Adjective

The pre-crumbled stuff will be too dry for this salad, which benefits from the creaminess of the fresh stuff stored in water or brine. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 June 2026 Top with crumbled cheese, drizzle of crema, dollops of salsa verde, and garnish of lime and cilantro. — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026

Verb

And over the years, this utopian town, which at the beginning looked great, has completely crumbled into a world of recluses and hoarders. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2026 Creamy goat cheese pairs well with the peaches and cucumbers, but crumbled Boursin or feta make great substitutes. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crumbled

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Adjective

Clark said the supports are needed because equipment used in the investigation is too heavy and difficult to maneuver safely on the deteriorated floor.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
According to the officer, the decision to classify Sands' death as such was the result of the deteriorated condition of his body.

— Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026

Definition of deteriorated

Verb

Madonna then descended the stairs and removed her coat to reveal a red-and-black corset as dancers lifted her onto a table that rolled around a choir in the audience wearing white veils.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
The president and the first lady held hands and walked to the foot of the stairs in front of Xi's plane, standing for a few moments before the Chinese leader and Madame Peng descended.

— Isabella Murray, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of descended

Verb

Joe and Nathan’s doomed bromance started off tense, got better over time, and worsened again once Joe found another bro to romance with.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
Many identified themselves as teachers, noting that pandemic-era disruptions to in-class learning severely worsened reading deficits.

— Chris Fusco, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of worsened

Adjective

The arbitrator also concluded that neither the ITIA nor the WTA Tour had a duty to warn players about contaminated meat.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Raw chicken juice cross-contaminated onto raw squid when an employee stacked a container of raw chicken on top of the squid container.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of contaminated

Verb

Laboratory officials declined to provide details, citing privacy concerns, but said experts from India, China, the United States, Singapore and South Korea were assisting with the work.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
The couple — identified as Trinity County residents Mallory and Jeff Wilson by the San Francisco Chronicle, which was first to report on the incident — declined The Times’ interview request.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of declined

Adjective

Many Coloradans spent the last few months changing their diets, avoiding produce in fear of tainted food, as nearly 20,000 people across the country were sick after a historic cyclospora outbreak that came from contaminated lettuce.

— Jaimie Dodge, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
One example is museums’ wall labels now mentioning tainted or dubious provenance.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of tainted

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