Antonyms for crumble
ˈkrʌm bəlcrum·ble

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. crumble

   Antonyms:
   consolidate, conglutinate, bond, amalgamate

   Synonyms:
   disintegrate, pulverize, triturate

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Change Integrity
   • Disintegrate

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 4 votes

1. crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapseverb

   fall apart

   "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

   Synonyms:
   topple, crease, collapse, analyze, buckle, crack, crack up, rumple, cave in, fail, snap, twig, whirl, go bad, tumble, break up, decay, cotton on, give, crock up, knit, get wise, conk out, analyse, whirl around, fall apart, give out, cockle, catch on, go, fall in, get onto, wrinkle, break, crumple, pucker, die, decompose, get it, latch on, dissect, break down, give way, crush, take apart, dilapidate, burst, lose it, crinkle, founder, tip

2. crumble, fall apartverb

   break or fall apart into fragments

   "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"

   Synonyms:
   break down, decay, separate, crumple, bust, tumble, wear, dilapidate, collapse, split up, go to pieces, break, come apart, fall apart, wear out

3. decay, crumble, dilapidateverb

   fall into decay or ruin

   "The unoccupied house started to decay"

   Synonyms:
   break down, dilapidate, decompose, crumple, disintegrate, tumble, collapse, decay, fall apart

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. crumbleverb

   Synonyms:
   disintegrate, decay, molder

How to use crumble in a sentence?

1. Deborah Rose-Milavec:

   Any time you begin to break down one barrier, you see others crumble more.

2. Edward Thorndike:

   Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.

3. Christopher Skaife:

   We are very, very pleased to say here at the Tower of London that we have now got four magnificent chicks, the first time they have been born at the Tower of London for over 30 years, we decided that it would be a really good idea to see if we could actually breed ravens ourselves at the Tower of London to secure our future, after all legend tells us that should the ravens leave the Tower of London it will crumble into dust and a great harm befall the kingdom.

4. Robert English:

   Eventually, the loss of troops, the loss of foreign investment, the loss of public support, the economic drain — all those are facts that he can't ignore indefinitely, but I think he's resisting that because he's living … in a world of slanted intelligence and illusions and utopian ideas about a return of the Russian Empire that will take some time to crumble away. And he's resisting it mightily, still trying to come up with that military victory, even as everyone else can see it grinding to a halt.

5. Wayne Spring:

   I've seen that cliff crumble before, and I've seen way too many people [stand] at the edge.

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