as in littered
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
a tumbled entryway filled with the usual jumble of sports equipment, backpacks, papers, and shoes
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as in fell
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
the infant stood for a moment and then tumbled on the carpet
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as in plunged
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
stock prices tumbled after the earnings report was released
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as in disrupted
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
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as in collapsed
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
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Recent Examples of tumbled
Benzinga, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Constellation Brands shares tumbled more than 6% after the Modelo and Corona parent company cut its outlook for the fiscal year.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
More Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images As Red Bull has tumbled from the top car to being regularly the fourth fastest, the pressure mounted, leading to team boss Christian Horner's sudden departure.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
In July, shares tumbled over 25% after the company reported elevated medical costs in Q2, particularly in Medicaid.
—John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Packaging food company Hormel Foods tumbled 13% after issuing a downbeat quarterly profit forecast.
—Reuters, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
In mid-May, at about ten thousand feet above sea level, a rocky mountainside in the Swiss Alps gave way and tumbled onto a field of ice called the Birch Glacier.
—Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Entry-level hiring has tumbled by 23% between March 2020 and May 2025, outpacing the 18% decline in overall hiring over that span, according to data from LinkedIn.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
He was thrown through the windshield as his vehicle, with Buddy in the back seat, tumbled out of sight down the steep slope.
—Angelina Liu, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Stellantis tumbled more than 5%.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Constellation Brands shares tumbled more than 6% after the Modelo and Corona parent company cut its outlook for the fiscal year.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
More Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images As Red Bull has tumbled from the top car to being regularly the fourth fastest, the pressure mounted, leading to team boss Christian Horner's sudden departure.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
In July, shares tumbled over 25% after the company reported elevated medical costs in Q2, particularly in Medicaid.
—John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Packaging food company Hormel Foods tumbled 13% after issuing a downbeat quarterly profit forecast.
—Reuters, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
In mid-May, at about ten thousand feet above sea level, a rocky mountainside in the Swiss Alps gave way and tumbled onto a field of ice called the Birch Glacier.
—Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Entry-level hiring has tumbled by 23% between March 2020 and May 2025, outpacing the 18% decline in overall hiring over that span, according to data from LinkedIn.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
He was thrown through the windshield as his vehicle, with Buddy in the back seat, tumbled out of sight down the steep slope.
—Angelina Liu, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumbled
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Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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There are also beautifully observed moments toward the end with Dorotea and Riccardo; and a moving reckoning with death when Mariano’s favorite horse, a stallion named Elvis, is felled by illness and the president refuses to end his suffering by having the animal put to sleep.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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According to Bangladesh’s tax and customs collection agency, the National Board of Revenue (NBR), volumes via these gateways plunged 26 percent in July and 52 percent in August as exporters had to reroute goods out of the country via ocean.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 2025
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The biopharmaceutical company plunged 21% after results from a phase 3 trial showed Summit’s lung cancer drug, ivonescimab, resulted in fewer improvements in European and North American patients compared to their Chinese counterparts.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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And while those enforcement actions have not yet translated into criminal cases or fines against the employers, the raids themselves in some cases significantly disrupted business operations.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Muscle cramps and playing surfaces As muscles fatigue, the normal balance between signals in the nervous system that direct muscles to contract and relax become disrupted.—
Michael Hales,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Buildings told CBS News New York and News 12 Long Island that a 10-by-10-inch section of the ceiling collapsed due to possible water damage, and pieces of the building fell on customers dining inside.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Tottenham collapsed last season when Romero and Mickey van de Ven spent months out injured.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Depending on how things shake out in court, representation could get messy for west Charlotte’s City Council District 3.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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And that the wig was messy, but cute.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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And arguing with the benefits of a difficult tuneup game can be a useless point, especially as Napier stumbled in from a practice that ran almost 10 minutes long, gearing up for USF.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Closer Bryan Abreu stumbled but has earned the benefit of the doubt with the dominance he’s displayed.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The back of the dress, which included a ribbon that flowed down to the ground, dipped low enough to reveal nearly all of the star's large back tattoo, which depicts roses along a vine, as well as a baby lamb.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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That rank dipped to 18th in 2024, when the Chiefs had 39.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Tumbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumbled. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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