Crumble synonyms

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break up
(Intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
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disintegrate
(Intransitive) To fall apart, break up into parts.
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fall-apart
(Idiomatic) To be emotionally in crisis.
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collapse
The definition of collapse means to cave in, to fall or to break down into pieces when the support to stand is lost.
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decompose
Decompose is defined as to rot, to decay, to break down into parts or to disintegrate into the earth, or to cause something to break down or rot.
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erode
To wear (something) away by erosion:
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break (related)
To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
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decay (related)
(Intransitive, physics, chemistry, of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.
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put together (antonym)
To assemble, construct, or build.
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break down
(Intransitive) to fail, to cease to function
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crush
To press between two opposing forces so as to break or injure; put out of shape or condition by pressure; squeeze together; crumple
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molder
To decay to dust, to disintegrate from rot.
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powder
To turn into or produce as a powder:
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pulverize
To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
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splinter
Splinter is defined as to break into smaller parts, or split into thin sharp pieces.
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spoil
To overindulge so as to cause to demand or expect too much
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tumble
To stumble or trip
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build (antonym)
To develop or give form to according to a plan or process; create:
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dissolve
To dissolve is defined as to become broken up or absorbed by something or to disappear into something else.
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fragment
To cause to be broken into pieces.
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fragmentize
To break into fragments
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continue (related)
The definition of continue means to remain or go on.
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help (related)
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
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dilapidate
To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
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ruin (related)
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rot (related)
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batter (related)
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disappear (related)
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blacken (related)
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shattered (related)
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shatter (related)
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shrivel (related)
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perish
(Chiefly British) To spoil or deteriorate.
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crumple
To fall or break down; collapse
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Crumble Sentence Examples

  • The book's ancient pages were so brittle, he feared they would crumble before he finished.

  • The ceiling began to crumble.

  • The barrier that separated the Arabs from the conquered nations begins to crumble away.

  • The walls around the bailey began to crumble.

  • Towards the northern end of Malabar hill lie the Parsee Towers of Silence, where the Parsecs expose their dead till the flesh is devoured by vultures, and then cast the bones into a well where they crumble into dust.

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