Synonyms of crumbles

crumbles

verb

present tense third-person singular of crumble

as in deteriorates

to become worse or of less value

the stock of the energy company crumbled after the revelations of fraud and mismanagement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deteriorates
• descends
• worsens
• declines
• rots
• diminishes
• devolves
• degenerates
• decays
• sinks
• atrophies
• disintegrates
• regresses
• ebbs
• weakens
• falls
• goes to seed
• retrogrades
• sags
• goes to pot
• decomposes
• wanes
• recedes
• dwindles
• slips
• downsizes
• degrades
• sours
• putrefies
• reduces
• corrupts
• undermines
• abates
• fails
• debilitates
• languishes
• dilapidates
• wilts
• spoils
• droops
• lessens
• de-escalates
• molders
• breaks down
• lags
• runs down
• wastes (away)
• lowers
• flags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improves
• ameliorates
• intensifies
• strengthens
• enhances
• develops
• progresses
• upgrades
• enriches
• fortifies
• meliorates
• heightens
• proceeds
• advances
• marches
• betters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crumbles

The person crumbles to the ground and gets hauled off to the hoosegow. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

That is the moment that everything crumbles for Rachel. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026

Loyalty, betrayal, illness and war all bear down on the group as the old order crumbles around them. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026

The song was inspired by surviving a toxic relationship, and then finding a true-hearted love that crumbles emotional walls. — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2026

Academic success means little if a child crumbles under stress. — Dr. Mona Amin, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025

Toby’s display, overall, looks a lot nicer, but when Paul goes to take a slice of his cake from the chocolate case, the whole thing crumbles to a mess. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025

At times, the house would break apart onstage, with the top half lifted in the air, only for YoungBoy to start aggressively rapping, standing supreme while the house crumbles around him. — Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025

However, the film often crumbles under the weight of the ambitions. — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025