Crumble
Devolve
Devolve verb - To become worse or of less value.
Usage example: the once-lovely neighborhood has devolved into a squalid slum
Crumble and devolve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crumble" instead a verb "Devolve".
Nearby Words: devolution, devolving
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| time | crumble time | devolve time |
Cite this Source
Devolve and Crumble. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crumble/devolve
Crumble & Devolve. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crumble/devolve>.
Devolve or Crumble. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crumble/devolve.
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