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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

• 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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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3

as in shuffling

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• swelling
• inflating

• rising
• swelling
• inflating