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
• plonking
• 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
• spiking
• arising
• growing
• increasing
• building
• expanding
• swelling
• accumulating
• escalating
• upping
• intensifying
• mushrooming
• enlarging
• burgeoning
• waxing
• picking up
• snowballing
• ballooning
• bourgeoning

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
• scrambling
• disturbing
• jumbling
• disarranging
• muddling
• mussing
• tousling
• disorganizing
• dislocating
• upsetting
• disordering
• mixing (up)
• hashing
• deranging
• snarling
• rumpling
• tangling
• dishevelling
• 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
• marshalling
• arraying
• marshaling
• alining
• queueing
• classifying
• queuing
• adjusting
• lining up
• fixing
• 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