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tumble (to)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of tumble (to)

to have a clear idea of

I finally tumbled to the fact that I had been duped into getting involved in a phony investment scheme

Synonyms of tumble (to)

appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, comprehend, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, twig, understand

Words Related to tumble (to)

absorb, digest, take in

fathom, penetrate, pierce

Phrases Synonymous with tumble (to)

pick up on

Near Antonyms of tumble (to)

misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand

Antonyms of tumble (to)

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