Synonyms of tumbles

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noun

plural of tumble

1

as in jumbles

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

• jumbles
• assortments
• medleys
• varieties
• shuffles
• collages
• scrambles
• litters
• blends
• rummages
• clutters
• botches
• jungles
• tangles
• grab bags
• muddles
• salads
• mélanges
• miscellanea
• agglomerates
• ragbags
• mixed bags
• patchwork quilts
• mishmashes
• ragouts
• montages
• farragoes
• stews
• crazy quilts
• agglomerations
• hotchpotches
• amalgams
• hodgepodges
• hashes
• alphabet soups
• gallimaufries
• patchworks
• pastiches
• olios
• miscellanies
• menageries
• jambalayas
• olla podridas
• omnium-gatherums
• smorgasbords
• gumbos
• motleys
• accumulations
• welters
• combinations
• macédoines
• potpourris
• aggregates
• salmagundis
• detritus
• aggregations
• messes
• conglomerates
• notions
• sundries
• conglomerations
• odds and ends
• snarls
• fusions
• composites
• compounds
• mix-ups
• shambles
• oddments
• catchalls
• chaoses
• commixtures
• disarrays
• disarrangements
• imbroglios
• alloys
• admixtures
• intermixtures
• disorders
• morasses
• bollixes
• confusions
• dog's breakfasts
• knots

2

as in falls

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

took a little tumble on the ice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falls
• stumbles
• spills
• slips
• trips
• slides
• plunges
• dives
• skids
• pratfalls
• missteps
• headers
• free-falls
• descents

3

as in messes

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

• jumbles
• messes
• hells
• chaoses
• confusions
• tangles
• musses
• disorders
• shambles
• muddles
• snake pits
• havoc
• disarrays
• hecks
• disarrangements
• disorganizations
• misorders
• welters
• riots
• clutters
• snarls
• shuffles
• dishevelments
• chance-medleys
• mazes
• mare's nests
• anarchies
• misrules
• free-for-alls
• labyrinths
• maelstroms
• storms
• webs
• knots
• litters
• mishmashes
• morasses
• medleys
• miscellanies
• hodgepodges
• bollixes
• motleys

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• systems
• orders
• methods
• plans
• patterns

tumbles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tumble

1

as in stumbles

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

• stumbles
• falls
• trips
• slips
• topples
• collapses
• plops
• plunges
• crashes
• crumples
• slides
• skids
• drops
• plunks
• plummets
• precipitates
• slumps (over)
• free-falls
• keels
• nose-dives
• wipes out
• flumps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• stands (up)
• gets up
• uprises

2

as in plunges

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

stock prices tumbled after the earnings report was released

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunges
• falls
• dips
• declines
• drops
• plummets
• descends
• sinks
• skids
• crashes
• decreases
• dives
• lowers
• nose-dives
• retreats
• subsides
• diminishes
• craters
• droops
• dies (down)
• ebbs
• wanes
• dwindles
• lessens
• tapers off
• abates
• recedes
• moderates
• lets up
• de-escalates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• lifts
• arises
• ascends
• soars
• ups
• mounts
• spikes
• grows
• increases
• builds
• expands
• accumulates
• swells
• intensifies
• enlarges
• mushrooms
• picks up
• waxes
• escalates
• snowballs
• burgeons
• balloons

3

as in disrupts

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

• disrupts
• shuffles
• disturbs
• confuses
• scrambles
• jumbles
• upsets
• dislocates
• tousles
• muddles
• disorganizes
• disorders
• disarranges
• snarls
• musses
• rumples
• deranges
• mixes (up)
• disarrays
• hashes
• tangles
• discomposes
• embroils
• dishevels
• disjoints
• unsettles
• perturbs
• messes (up)
• entangles
• clutters
• stirs (up)
• agitates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• organizes
• arranges
• disposes
• regulates
• ranges
• orders
• lines
• tidies
• aligns
• draws up
• straightens (up)
• adjusts
• classifies
• marshals
• arrays
• queues
• codifies
• systematizes
• lines up
• fixes
• grooms
• makes up
• methodizes
• systemizes
• spruces (up)
• unscrambles

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as in collapses

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

• collapses
• goes
• crumples
• melts
• yields
• gives
• crumbles
• shatters
• dies
• buckles
• implodes
• goes out
• crashes
• gives way
• flattens
• breaks
• founders
• fails
• bursts
• smashes
• pops
• snaps
• splits
• cracks
• caves (in)
• stalls
• deflates
• breaks down
• melts down
• gives out
• splinters
• conks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• swells
• inflates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tumbles

Noun

George Santos took quite a few tumbles during his two-episode stint on the Fox reality show, but one — much to his chagrin — didn’t make it to air. — Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2026

Some drives are rated as drop-proof (HDDs are more vulnerable to tumbles than SSDs), shock-proof, or crush-proof; an ingress protection (IP) rating denotes protection from dust, dirt, and water. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

After the cannon booms shatters these boxes, the ensemble tumbles together in a finale worthy of Tchaikovsky. — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Moments before a winner was declared, Eckert concluded her reign with two accidental tumbles on stage, prompting a standing ovation from the crowd. — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Topline OpenAI is now leaning toward delaying its public debut from later this year to next year, unnamed sources told The New York Times, as Elon Musk’s SpaceX stock tumbles after its record IPO and the public tech market slumps more broadly. — Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Florida’s highest waterfall tumbles down a verdant, 100-foot-deep sinkhole. — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026

The firm is maintaining its 2026 oil price forecast at $100 per barrel for Brent, even as the global benchmark tumbles below $80 per barrel for the first time since March. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 16 June 2026

The tumbles and trust falls might start to scare you, but this is hardly these clowns’ first rodeo. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 June 2026

Verb

From trashing bedrooms and throwing couches, the pair tumbles down stairs and has a chase across the lawn before ending up in the pool. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Front load washers are built with a horizontal drum that tumbles the clothes in each cycle. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026

Kris tumbles, scrambles up, and, in the movie’s best throwaway, apologizes to the advancing killer. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

The glowing ribbon of the Milky Way tumbles directly through this cosmic triangle before arcing towards the southern horizon, though its diffuse light will be hidden behind a veil of moonlight on the night of the full moon. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 July 2026

Then the wisdom tumbles like Milk Duds fresh from the concessionaire. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

At the same time, Dangerous Woman, one of Grande's earliest releases, tumbles down the roster. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

The flagellar bundle falls apart, and the cell tumbles. — Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026

Frothy water tumbles over sandstone and rock, creating challenging rapids with ominous names like Dragon's Tooth and Hell's Gate. — Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026