CRUMBLE Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

crumble

verb

ˈkrəm-bəl

Definition of crumble

as in to deteriorate

to become worse or of less value the stock of the energy company crumbled after the revelations of fraud and mismanagement

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Recent Examples of crumble Two years later, as massive success seemed like the Eagles’ manifest destiny, that tandem cut their bandmates out of a publishing deal, setting themselves up with a never-ending sinecure but setting their original quartet up to crumble. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026 After trade talks crumbled a week ago, the US announced tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, and Canada responded in kind. — Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Since Travis disappeared from the huddle, that empire has crumbled like it had been built on his shoulders all along. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 Right-wing Christians were no longer in power; their political movement had crumbled. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crumble

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Behrouz Mehri | Afp | Getty Images France's deteriorating public finances and political deadlock are becoming a growing concern for bond investors, with borrowing costs near financial-crisis-era highs as another difficult budget battle looms.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Israel has seen its own relations with Turkey deteriorate during Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s more than two-decade rule.

— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of deteriorate

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Conflict between the government and rebel groups in the eastern region, attacks on health workers and an intense population movement also have worsened the outbreak.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Venezuela’s oil output began to stagnate, a situation which worsened further after the coup attempt of April 2002.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

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Castro was released from a Texas jail last week after a judge declined to order his return to Minnesota.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
As a result of these shifts, in the last year, while the Nifty 50 has declined by more than 2%, the Nifty Midcap 150 index is up 10%, as per LSEG data.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

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