as in littered
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
a tumbled entryway filled with the usual jumble of sports equipment, backpacks, papers, and shoes
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as in fell
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
the infant stood for a moment and then tumbled on the carpet
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as in plunged
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
stock prices tumbled after the earnings report was released
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as in disrupted
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
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as in collapsed
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
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Recent Examples of tumbled
Benzinga, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Constellation Brands shares tumbled more than 6% after the Modelo and Corona parent company cut its outlook for the fiscal year.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
More Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images As Red Bull has tumbled from the top car to being regularly the fourth fastest, the pressure mounted, leading to team boss Christian Horner's sudden departure.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
In July, shares tumbled over 25% after the company reported elevated medical costs in Q2, particularly in Medicaid.
—John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Packaging food company Hormel Foods tumbled 13% after issuing a downbeat quarterly profit forecast.
—Reuters, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
In mid-May, at about ten thousand feet above sea level, a rocky mountainside in the Swiss Alps gave way and tumbled onto a field of ice called the Birch Glacier.
—Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Entry-level hiring has tumbled by 23% between March 2020 and May 2025, outpacing the 18% decline in overall hiring over that span, according to data from LinkedIn.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
He was thrown through the windshield as his vehicle, with Buddy in the back seat, tumbled out of sight down the steep slope.
—Angelina Liu, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Stellantis tumbled more than 5%.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Constellation Brands shares tumbled more than 6% after the Modelo and Corona parent company cut its outlook for the fiscal year.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
More Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images As Red Bull has tumbled from the top car to being regularly the fourth fastest, the pressure mounted, leading to team boss Christian Horner's sudden departure.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
In July, shares tumbled over 25% after the company reported elevated medical costs in Q2, particularly in Medicaid.
—John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Packaging food company Hormel Foods tumbled 13% after issuing a downbeat quarterly profit forecast.
—Reuters, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
In mid-May, at about ten thousand feet above sea level, a rocky mountainside in the Swiss Alps gave way and tumbled onto a field of ice called the Birch Glacier.
—Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Entry-level hiring has tumbled by 23% between March 2020 and May 2025, outpacing the 18% decline in overall hiring over that span, according to data from LinkedIn.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
He was thrown through the windshield as his vehicle, with Buddy in the back seat, tumbled out of sight down the steep slope.
—Angelina Liu, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumbled
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Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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There are also beautifully observed moments toward the end with Dorotea and Riccardo; and a moving reckoning with death when Mariano’s favorite horse, a stallion named Elvis, is felled by illness and the president refuses to end his suffering by having the animal put to sleep.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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Its value against other currencies plunged about 11% over the first half of 2025, the biggest decline in more than 50 years, a Morgan Stanley report last month found.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Customer churn plunged to less than 2 percent.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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When gamma rhythms are disrupted, as has been observed in ADHD, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease, signals may arrive out of step and fail to get through cleanly, resulting in poorer attention and memory functioning.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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In this game, the creatures are called Anima and they’ve been scattered all across the world when the balance of the magical ‘Nexus’ is disrupted.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Buildings told CBS News New York and News 12 Long Island that a 10-by-10-inch section of the ceiling collapsed due to possible water damage, and pieces of the building fell on customers dining inside.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Tottenham collapsed last season when Romero and Mickey van de Ven spent months out injured.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Depending on how things shake out in court, representation could get messy for west Charlotte’s City Council District 3.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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And that the wig was messy, but cute.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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And arguing with the benefits of a difficult tuneup game can be a useless point, especially as Napier stumbled in from a practice that ran almost 10 minutes long, gearing up for USF.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Closer Bryan Abreu stumbled but has earned the benefit of the doubt with the dominance he’s displayed.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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For Lopez’s lips, Casillas dipped into a palette of mauves, browns and pinks, lining the outer edges of her mouth with the darker shades before using a glossy nude to fill in the space.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Job openings fell the most in health care and social assistance in July and also dipped somewhat in leisure and hospitality, Wednesday’s data showed.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Tumbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumbled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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