Synonyms of tumbling

tumbling

verb

present participle of tumble

1

as in falling

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

• falling
• stumbling
• tripping
• slipping
• toppling
• collapsing
• sliding
• crashing
• skidding
• plopping
• plunging
• crumpling
• plummeting
• dropping
• plunking
• precipitating
• slumping (over)
• free-falling
• wiping out
• keeling
• flumping
• nose-diving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• standing (up)
• uprising
• getting up

2

as in plunging

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

stock prices tumbled after the earnings report was released

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falling
• plunging
• dipping
• declining
• plummeting
• dropping
• skidding
• sinking
• descending
• crashing
• diving
• cratering
• decreasing
• lowering
• nose-diving
• retreating
• subsiding
• diminishing
• drooping
• dying (down)
• ebbing
• dwindling
• waning
• tapering off
• receding
• lessening
• moderating
• letting up
• abating
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• ascending
• soaring
• lifting
• mounting
• arising
• growing
• increasing
• spiking
• building
• expanding
• swelling
• accumulating
• escalating
• intensifying
• enlarging
• upping
• burgeoning
• picking up
• mushrooming
• snowballing
• waxing
• ballooning

3

as in disrupting

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

• disrupting
• shuffling
• confusing
• disturbing
• scrambling
• jumbling
• disarranging
• muddling
• mussing
• tousling
• disorganizing
• dislocating
• upsetting
• disordering
• mixing (up)
• hashing
• deranging
• snarling
• rumpling
• tangling
• disheveling
• disarraying
• disjointing
• discomposing
• messing (up)
• embroiling
• entangling
• cluttering
• unsettling
• perturbing
• stirring (up)
• agitating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ranging
• organizing
• arranging
• disposing
• regulating
• ordering
• tidying
• lining
• aligning
• straightening (up)
• drawing up
• arraying
• marshaling
• classifying
• adjusting
• queuing
• fixing
• lining up
• systematizing
• codifying
• grooming
• making up
• methodizing
• systemizing
• sprucing (up)
• unscrambling

4

as in collapsing

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

• collapsing
• crumpling
• going
• buckling
• melting
• crumbling
• shattering
• yielding
• foundering
• giving
• dying
• crashing
• imploding
• going out
• giving way
• caving (in)
• bursting
• flattening
• breaking
• snapping
• smashing
• failing
• popping
• cracking
• stalling
• splitting
• deflating
• splintering
• melting down
• giving out
• breaking down
• conking (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• swelling
• inflating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tumbling

Some opening day effects are long gone, such as the illusion created by actual shifting doors at the start of the attraction, or visions of tumbling rubble near its beginning. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

The call followed the release of solid financial results for the July-to-September quarter, though lower fourth-quarter and full-year guidance spooked investors and sent Netflix shares tumbling in after-hours trading. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

CoreWeave shares moved roughly 2% higher on Tuesday, after tumbling over the past several days and hitting a 52-week low earlier in the session. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

After the rain moves out, a strong cold front will send temperatures tumbling for the weekend. — Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

There are hints Dimorphos is now tumbling, and material may have moved between it and the larger Didymos. — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

The main structures at the front (the spa, gym, studio, and reception) are made of natural stone with bougainvillea tumbling down their sides, set between shallow pools of water, echoing the floating effect of the resort above the mangroves. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Labor market shifts The US trucking industry is shaking off a nearly four-year downturn, a post-pandemic correction marked by tumbling freight rates, carrier bankruptcies, and a high-cost/tepid-volume operating environment. — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

The bond rout had sent stocks tumbling early in the day, but as the decades-high yields eased, so did losses among the major stock indexes. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026