Synonyms for tumble
ˈtʌm bəltum·ble

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1. tumble

   Synonyms:
   fall, topple, precipitate, derange, rumple

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1. tumblenoun

   an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end

   Synonyms:
   fall, spill

2. spill, tumble, fallverb

   a sudden drop from an upright position

   "he had a nasty spill on the ice"

   Synonyms:
   gloaming, autumn, declension, declination, pin, spillage, gloam, drop, downfall, crepuscle, descent, capitulation, release, decline, declivity, downslope, dusk, surrender, evenfall, dip, fall, wasteweir, crepuscule, twilight, free fall, spill, spillway, nightfall

3. tumble, toppleverb

   fall down, as if collapsing

   "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

   Synonyms:
   twig, topple, latch on, catch on, crumple, whirl around, whirl, get onto, get it, collapse, crumble, cotton on, tip, get wise, break down

4. topple, tumble, tipverb

   cause to topple or tumble by pushing

   Synonyms:
   whirl around, lean, tippytoe, tip off, topple, bung, get onto, catch on, tip, break down, collapse, tiptoe, latch on, fee, tilt, cotton on, whirl, crumble, get it, tap, twig, angle, crumple, get wise, slant

5. tumbleverb

   roll over and over, back and forth

   Synonyms:
   twig, topple, latch on, catch on, crumple, whirl around, whirl, get onto, get it, collapse, crumble, cotton on, tip, get wise, break down

6. whirl, tumble, whirl aroundverb

   fly around

   "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"

   Synonyms:
   whirl around, spin around, get it, get onto, gyrate, spin, swirl, break down, tip, topple, collapse, cotton on, latch on, catch on, eddy, whirl, crumble, twirl, whirlpool, twiddle, purl, birl, twig, get wise, crumple, reel

7. 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, break up, decay, cotton on, give, crock up, knit, get wise, conk out, analyse, whirl around, fall apart, give out, crumble, 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

8. tumbleverb

   throw together in a confused mass

   "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"

   Synonyms:
   twig, topple, latch on, catch on, crumple, whirl around, whirl, get onto, get it, collapse, crumble, cotton on, tip, get wise, break down

9. catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get itverb

   understand, usually after some initial difficulty

   "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"

   Synonyms:
   whirl around, topple, tip, break down, get onto, fasten on, latch on, collapse, cotton on, whirl, seize on, crumble, hook on, catch on, twig, take up, get it, get wise, crumple

10. tumbleverb

    fall suddenly and sharply

    "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"

    Synonyms:
    twig, topple, latch on, catch on, crumple, whirl around, whirl, get onto, get it, collapse, crumble, cotton on, tip, get wise, break down

11. tumbleverb

    put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying

    "Wash in warm water and tumble dry"

    Synonyms:
    twig, topple, latch on, catch on, crumple, whirl around, whirl, get onto, get it, collapse, crumble, cotton on, tip, get wise, break down

12. tumbleverb

    suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat

    Synonyms:
    twig, topple, latch on, catch on, crumple, whirl around, whirl, get onto, get it, collapse, crumble, cotton on, tip, get wise, break down

13. tumbleverb

    do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

    Synonyms:
    twig, topple, latch on, catch on, crumple, whirl around, whirl, get onto, get it, collapse, crumble, cotton on, tip, get wise, break down

Matched Categories

1. • Acrobatic Stunt
   • Change Integrity
   • Comprehend
   • Decline
   • Drop
   • Exercise
   • Move
   • Roll Over
   • Scramble
   • Toss

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1. tumbleverb

   Synonyms:
   roll, toss, heave, pitch about

2. tumbleverb

   Synonyms:
   fall, be precipitated, fall over

3. tumbleverb

   Synonyms:
   precipitate, throw headlong

4. tumbleverb

   Synonyms:
   disturb, derange, rumple, put in disorder

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1. tumbleverb

   Synonyms:
   heave, toss, roll, pitch, topple

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1. List of paraphrases for "tumble":

   tumbler, dip, fall, drop, dips

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1. Aaron McDonald:

   I currently have a client who just yesterday reported such a behavior in her dog, Isis. Her toddler has a tendency to climb and tumble. As a response, the dog now stands behind her to brace her fall. The owner gave no such instruction. What emotion drives that innovation, if not feelings of empathy ? Empathy is found at the heart of social attachment.

2. Alistair Boxall:

   This is very much a preliminary study, we don't have exact evidence from where this is coming from -- it could be that most of these materials may be coming from house dust and the use of plastic containers and packaging or, for example, nylon fibers from our tumble dryer -- and this could potentially outweigh the environmental routes of exposure.

3. Kim Woo-kyung:

   That caused global oversupply and refining margins to tumble as demand couldn't (keep) supporting the increasing supply.

4. Donald Trump:

   The Kentuky( sic) Derby decision was not a good one, it was a rough and tumble race on a wet and sloppy track, actually, a beautiful thing to watch. Only in these days of political correctness could such an overturn occur. The best horse did NOT win the Kentucky Derby - not even close !

5. Clifton Fadiman:

   To divide one's life by years is of course to tumble into a trap set by our own arithmetic. The calendar consents to carry on its dull wall-existence by the arbitrary timetables we have drawn up in consultation with those permanent commuters, Earth and Sun. But we, unlike trees, need grow no annual rings.