Synonyms of tumble

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noun

1

as in jumble

an unorganized collection or mixture of various things

cleaned a crazy tumble of buttons, hair bands, loose change, and old candy wrappers out from the couch cushions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jumble
• medley
• assortment
• variety
• collage
• scramble
• shuffle
• jungle
• blend
• agglomerate
• rummage
• litter
• mélange
• clutter
• botch
• patchwork
• agglomeration
• tangle
• salad
• amalgam
• mixed bag
• stew
• montage
• miscellanea
• grab bag
• mishmash
• potpourri
• hodgepodge
• farrago
• menagerie
• omnium-gatherum
• hotchpotch
• hash
• gallimaufry
• muddle
• miscellany
• motley
• alphabet soup
• gumbo
• pastiche
• ragbag
• smorgasbord
• salmagundi
• ragout
• accumulation
• crazy quilt
• patchwork quilt
• welter
• combination
• olla podrida
• aggregate
• jambalaya
• macédoine
• conglomerate
• olio
• aggregation
• detritus
• mess
• conglomeration
• notions
• fusion
• chaos
• composite
• odds and ends
• sundries
• disarray
• compound
• alloy
• mix-up
• disarrangement
• snarl
• shambles
• disorder
• oddments
• admixture
• catchall
• morass
• imbroglio
• intermixture
• commixture
• confusion
• bollix
• dog's breakfast
• knot

2

as in fall

the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily

took a little tumble on the ice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fall
• stumble
• spill
• slip
• trip
• slide
• plunge
• dive
• skid
• pratfall
• header
• misstep
• free-fall
• descent

3

as in havoc

a state in which everything is out of order

her office is a tumble of books and papers, but somehow she can find everything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jumble
• havoc
• hell
• mess
• chaos
• confusion
• disorder
• tangle
• disarray
• shambles
• heck
• disarrangement
• muddle
• messiness
• snake pit
• disorderliness
• riot
• free-for-all
• disorganization
• welter
• muss
• dishevelment
• clutter
• chance-medley
• anarchy
• misorder
• maze
• disorderedness
• snarl
• shuffle
• labyrinth
• mare's nest
• storm
• maelstrom
• misrule
• web
• lawlessness
• knot
• mishmash
• litter
• medley
• morass
• hodgepodge
• miscellany
• motley
• bollix

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• order
• system
• plan
• orderliness
• pattern
• method

tumble

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verb

ˈtəm-bəl 

1

as in to fall

to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily

the infant stood for a moment and then tumbled on the carpet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fall
• stumble
• trip
• slip
• topple
• collapse
• slide
• crash
• skid
• plunge
• plop
• crumple
• plummet
• drop
• plunk
• precipitate
• wipe out
• keel
• slump (over)
• flump
• free-fall
• nose-dive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• stand (up)
• get up
• uprise

2

as in to plunge

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

stock prices tumbled after the earnings report was released

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fall
• plunge
• dip
• decline
• plummet
• drop
• sink
• skid
• descend
• crash
• dive
• decrease
• nose-dive
• lower
• die (down)
• subside
• crater
• retreat
• diminish
• ebb
• moderate
• dwindle
• wane
• droop
• taper off
• recede
• lessen
• abate
• let up
• de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• lift
• arise
• soar
• ascend
• mount
• increase
• grow
• build
• spike
• swell
• accumulate
• expand
• up
• enlarge
• intensify
• escalate
• pick up
• wax
• snowball
• mushroom
• balloon
• burgeon

3

as in to disrupt

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

tumbled all the clothes in her closet as she furiously searched for her favorite pair of jeans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupt
• shuffle
• disturb
• confuse
• scramble
• disarray
• disarrange
• upset
• jumble
• muddle
• dislocate
• disorganize
• discompose
• mix (up)
• derange
• disorder
• tousle
• muss
• snarl
• hash
• tangle
• dishevel
• rumple
• disjoint
• mess (up)
• stir (up)
• embroil
• perturb
• unsettle
• entangle
• clutter
• agitate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• order
• range
• regulate
• organize
• arrange
• dispose
• array
• draw up
• straighten (up)
• line
• adjust
• align
• tidy
• classify
• line up
• marshal
• fix
• make up
• systematize
• codify
• queue
• methodize
• spruce (up)
• groom
• systemize
• unscramble

4

as in to collapse

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

all we need is one strong wind, and that old barn is going to tumble

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapse
• go
• crumple
• melt
• crumble
• give
• buckle
• yield
• die
• shatter
• implode
• give way
• go out
• cave (in)
• crash
• break
• founder
• flatten
• burst
• snap
• fail
• crack
• smash
• deflate
• split
• stall
• pop
• give out
• break down
• melt down
• splinter
• conk (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• swell
• inflate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tumble

Noun

Where top loaders rely on the agitator to clean the items, front load washers are strategically built with side paddles that lift the clothes up and rotate them in the tumble. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026

Freddie Freeman apparently avoided serious injury Wednesday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers' first baseman took a frightening tumble down the stairs and into the visitors' dugout while trying to catch a foul popup in the eighth inning. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Verb

Boxy white buildings tumble down the hillside towards the hotel’s private beach, and cobbled courtyards with trailing pink bougainvillaea add warmth. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

Multistory buildings and homes tumbled, trapping residents underneath. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing tumble

• tumble (to)
• tumble (upon)