TOPPLING Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

toppling

verb

present participle of topple

as in falling

to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily the tower of blocks toppled even though I bumped into it ever so slightly

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Recent Examples of toppling And while some don’t want to wait that long to have the chance of toppling Infantino, the current FIFA boss does have some support swimming in the sea of objectors. — Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 The vehicle even remained intact after toppling over, a feat none of its predecessors had pulled off. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Engineers expected the ship’s life to end with a fiery disintegration after toppling over, just as past Starships have done following splashdown. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 Henry County officials are also investigating a possible tornado that moved through New Castle, Indiana, on Wednesday, toppling trees and ripping the roof off a commercial building. — Michelle Simmons, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley won the Democratic primary race for Wisconsin’s governorship, toppling his Democratic socialist opponent, Francesca Hong, who had surged in the polls leading up to Tuesday. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 The Marlins were an offensive force Saturday evening, toppling the Los Angeles Angels 7-0 while totaling nine hits. — Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026 The foul weather sent trees toppling across the city, including on the Upper West Side in Manhattan and in Woodside, Queens, where a food truck was struck by a fallen tree, according to ABC. — Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026 Watkins explains that cutting the roots can also make the tree less stable and increase its risk of wind damage or toppling in a storm. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026

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David, not unlike Jerry, was afraid of falling and white-knuckled his way through.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
After, tuck yourself into a hammock and gaze up at the stars; you wouldn’t be blamed for falling right asleep.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of falling

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Ian informs the sisters that Kylie isn’t merely stumbling into arcane rituals; someone is drawing her to the dark side.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
Unlike other festivals, where audiences can be more forgiving, stumbling out of the gate at Venice can prove impossible for a contender to recover from.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of stumbling

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The nearly two-minute spot depicts a club-wielding bureaucrat chasing and tripping a child on a bike and another stealing a boy’s scooter.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
The boy was outside by himself for a total of nine minutes and had fallen into the pool after tripping over an inflatable chair, the report added.

— Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of tripping

Verb

However, Maguire decides to shoot instead of slipping the ball through to Mbeumo.

— Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The open center gives hand towels or bath sheets somewhere to loop through, rather than inevitably slipping onto the floor, and the handmade stoneware can hold up to 10 pounds.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of slipping

Verb

But many homeowners locked in low mortgage rates when COVID-19 slammed the economy and sent borrowing costs tumbling; so they are protected if mortgage rates rise in the wake of a Fed raTte hike.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
By the end of the 1978-79 season, Charlie’s Angels had dropped out of the top 10, tumbling from fourth to 12th.

— Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

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